A warehouse in a temporary military town near Belgorod exploded on March 29 due to shelling by the Armed Forces of Ukraine, according to the Investigative Committee.
The explosions occurred in the evening in the village of Krasny Oktyabr and were visible in Belgorod. Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote about the «fire at the ammunition depot» and declined to comment further until «an official statement from the Ministry of Defense.»
Gladkov claimed that «there were no casualties or injuries among the residents.» The TASS and RIA Novosti agencies wrote about four injured soldiers. In total, as the Investigative Committee clarified, eight people received “serious harm to health”, “21 pieces of equipment were damaged.”
According to the agency, from the territory of the Kharkov region, a «at least 3 missiles equipped with cluster submunitions, the use of which is prohibited by international conventions.»
The UK opened a case on the use of prohibited methods of warfare (Part 1 of Article 356 of the Criminal Code). The agency has already investigated terrorist articleApril 1 explosion of an oil depot in Belgorod, which was blamed on two Ukrainian combat helicopters. The Ukrainian authorities said they were not responsible «for catastrophes» in Russia.
Ukraine and investigative journalists Bellingcat accused Russia in the use of cluster munitions, which scatter a large number of submunitions over the target to increase the area of destruction. The German prosecutor's office also reported on the investigation of such cases.
Belgorod authorities reported an attack by Ukrainian helicopters on an oil depot. Ukraine says it is not responsible «for catastrophes» in Russia