Video of the base in Russia being shelled

The Reuters news agency, citing Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of Russia’s Belgorod region, said a series of loud explosions sounded on the outskirts of Belgorod city on the night of March 29, but there were no reports of casualties.

Some videos recorded by locals and posted on social media show the explosion creating a series of sparks resembling fireworks in the middle of the night, and can be seen from Ukraine.

Governor Gladkov said that the explosions happened near the village of Krasny Oktyabr, about 30km southwest of the city of Belgorod. The official did not say what caused the explosions and promised to update later.

Video of the explosion in Belgorod was recorded by locals

However, the TASS news agency, citing a close source, said that the cause of the explosion was believed to be a shell fired from Ukraine that hit a military base set up by the Russian military in Belgorod, causing the explosion. 4 soldiers were injured.

Ukrainian journalist Yuriy Butusov reported that an OTR-21 Tochka-U ballistic missile was fired by Ukraine’s 19th missile brigade and destroyed the base, although this has not been confirmed by Kiev officials. .

Belgorod is located about 80 kilometers north of the city of Kharkiv, where fierce fighting broke out after Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine.

The incident occurred at the same time that Russia announced it would begin withdrawing part of its troops from the Kiev and Chernihiv regions, following peace talks with the Ukrainian delegation in Istanbul (Turkey).

According to US defense officials, the partial withdrawal of Russian troops from the northern regions of Ukraine is only for reallocating forces for further operations, not a complete withdrawal from the neighboring country.

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