Russian planes bombed their own city; Photo: Reuters
Cafe: A Russian warplane participating in the Ukraine war mistakenly bombed its own city.
According to the World News Agency, the Ministry of Defense of Russia says that the pilot of the fighter plane mistakenly bombed the center of the city of Belgorod near the border with Ukraine.
The bomb from the plane luckily passed over a quiet street near a residential building. A 60 feet wide crater was left at the bomb site and residential buildings were severely damaged.
A block of residential apartments was damaged in the bombardment, which was evacuated in case of any damage. Residents were moved to a safe place. No casualties have been reported yet, but three people were seriously injured.
Two women are also included in the injured, whose condition is said to be critical.
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