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​Belgorod Evacuation: Second Bomb Found and Removed

The second bomb found in Belgorod, russia / open source
The second bomb found in Belgorod, russia / open source

Unlike the first bomb, the second one did not detonate, and it has been removed at a depth of 7 meters

An urgent evacuation was carried out in Belgorod, russia, in the area of Shalandina and Malaya Gubkina streets. Approximately 3,000 people were evacuated using 90 vehicles, and 17 buildings within a 200-meter radius were involved because of a second bomb released by the Su-34 over the city.

On April 22, it was reported that a russian Su-34 aircraft “accidentally discharged aviation ammunition”, leading to the release of the first bomb.

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According to russian media reports, the authorities were already aware of the second bomb's location, and specialists tried to locate it by digging up the soil. However, they were unable to find the FAB-500 bomb due to water seeping in at depth. The street where the bomb fell is located about 250 meters away from where the first bomb landed, and part of the balconies of a nearby residential building was damaged.

Unlike the first bomb, the second one did not detonate, and it has been removed at a depth of 7 meters. It will be transferred to the Butovsky range in the Yakovlevsky district, russian media report.

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