Russian aerial bomb accidentally strikes school in Belgorod Oblast
Nation20 November 2024, 06:50 PM
A Russian FAB-250 aerial bomb accidentally struck a school in the village of Bykovka, Belgorod Oblast, early on Nov. 19, according to local outlet Pepel and eyewitness accounts.
The incident occurred around 6 a.m., with no injuries reported. The bomb pierced the school’s roof and remains lodged on the third floor.
Telegram channel Astra, citing emergency services, stated that the bomb, weighing 250 kilograms, was accidentally released from a Russian aircraft.
This is not the first such incident in Belgorod Oblast. Earlier, a bomb was also dropped on the Belgorod region, allegedly without casualties.
On Nov. 15, another FAB-250 bomb fell 1.5 kilometers from the village of Bely Kolodiaz in the Shebekino district.
According to Astra, there have been at least 150 cases of mostly FAB-250 and FAB-500 bombs falling in Russia or Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories in 2024.