• 4:09 am: Explosions heard in the Russian city of Belgorod

A series of explosions were heard in the early hours of Wednesday (April 27th) in the Russian town of Belgorod, near the Ukrainian border, regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said, adding that a fire had broken out at a depot. of ammunition.

No civilians were injured in the fire, according to Vyacheslav Gladkov.

Russia accused Ukraine earlier this month of attacking a fuel depot with helicopters and opening fire on several villages in the area.

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