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What is Freedom of Russia which claimed responsibility for Belgorod attack?
Fp Explainers •The Freedom of Russia legion is a Ukraine-based Russian militia that is fighting against its own countrymen in the war. Led by Opposition figure Ilya Ponomarev, its aim is to overthrow Russian president Vladimir Putin
After Russia accidentally bombs own city, explosive device found at same site
Fp Staff •Russian authorities did not say if the detonated device was dropped by accident on Thursday and if so, if it was a remnant of or separate from the bomb that exploded in the city earlier
Did Russia bomb its own city of Belgorod? What really happened?
Fp Explainers •Authorities said a Russian SU-34 fighter jet on Thursday accidentally dropped munitions on Belgorod around 10.15 pm local time. They described the incident as an 'abnormal descent of aviation ammunition' and said an investigation is underway
Massive blast as Russian fighter jet accidentally fires weapon into city near Ukraine border
Fp Staff •The explosion happened in the Russian city of Belgorod. In October 2022, a Su-34 jet crashed into a residential building in the southern city of Yeysk, also near the border with Ukraine
At least six Russian missiles hit Ukrainian city of Kharkiv: Governor
•Russia has for months been launching drones and missiles against a wide variety of Ukrainian targets in a bid to damage vital infrastructure
Moscow says shot down four US-made missiles over southern Russia
•"Four American 'HARM' anti-radar missiles were shot down in the airspace over the Belgorod region," Russia's defence ministry said
Days after Moscow battered Ukraine's energy grid, strikes hit Russian border region of Belgorod
•Just a couple of days ago, Russia launched missile strikes on key Ukrainian cities, which battered the country's electric grid
Ukraine strike in Russia's Belgorod destroys electrical substation, damages rail line
•Earlier, a Ukrainian strike destroyed a munitions depot in the Belgorod region. The same day a rocket gutted the top floor of an apartment building in the city, but did not cause any injuries