Russian missiles fired from their own border city In the latest Kremlin gaffe, a missile misfires and crashes near residential structures.
From Belgorod, Russia launched an Iskander missile in the direction of Kharkiv.
It misfired and crashed near residential structures in the border city.
This week, Russians were spotted fleeing Belgorod aboard a midnight train.
Last night, a Russian missile launched from the border city of Belgorod misfired and landed on Russian soil.
The missile apparently intended to hit Kharkiv, but instead crashed near residential buildings in the city where Kremlin weapons for strikes on Ukraine are stored.
Online video depicts an Iskander missile speeding through the sky before beginning its rapid drop to the ground and exploding in a fireball.
Last night, a Russian missile launched from the border city of Belgorod misfired and instead landed on Russian soil.
The purported strike was intended for Kharkiv but fell short near residential structures in the city where Kremlin equipment for strikes on Ukraine is stored.
Earlier this week, terrified Russians were spotted hastily fleeing Belgorod following the nighttime launch of a series of missiles by Ukraine.
The newest Kremlin gaffe indicates that the locals may have been evading their own missiles.
Monday night footage from the city’s train station showed citizens attempting to board the midnight train.
The wild rush ensued as videos of Ukrainian missiles flying over the city before being intercepted by defense systems were published on Telegram.
Online footage depicts the Iskander missile ripping through the sky before beginning its rapid drop to the ground and exploding in a fireball.
Over residential buildings, the rockets’ explosions illuminated the night sky with brilliant white light.
Due to its proximity to the border and its storage of Russian weapons, Belgorod has been deemed vulnerable to Ukrainian attacks, despite the fact that the Kremlin regularly launches strikes from the region.
According to the general command of the Ukrainian armed forces, Ukraine withstood Russian attacks today against the villages of Bakhmut and Avdiivka, located north of the Russian-occupied city of Donetsk.
Panicked On Monday, Russians were seen urgently fleeing the border city of Belgorod after Ukraine launched a series of rockets overnight.
The wild rush ensued as videos of Ukrainian missiles flying over the city before being intercepted by defense systems were published on Telegram.
The general staff noted on Wednesday that pro-Russian forces have focused on Bakhmut in their drive to extend control over the Donbas area, the industrial hub of eastern Ukraine.
Russia has disputed claims of Ukrainian advancement and asserted that its troops have defeated Ukrainian forces.
According to separatists, Ukrainian artillery bombardment in the Russian-controlled portion of the Donetsk area in eastern Ukraine resulted in the death of 13 emergency service members and the injury of nine more.
Officials of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic (DPR) stated on Telegram that on September 1, at approximately 4:00 a.m., Ukrainian armed formations opened artillery fire on a group of DPR emergency services personnel conducting their duties in the village of Rubtsi.
The report could not be independently verified by Reuters.
Yesterday, a man leaves his damaged apartment building after a missile strike in Kramatorsk.
A view of the interior of a structure damaged by shelling in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine.
Russia and Ukraine have accused one other of attacking Europe’s largest nuclear power station today, just as a team of United Nations inspectors was about to visit the site despite the fighting.
The International Atomic Energy Agency dispatched a team of inspectors, led by its director Rafael Grossi, to the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station despite the severe bombardment that caused an emergency mechanism to shut down one of its reactors.
“There has been an upsurge in military activity, particularly this morning till very recently,” Grossi said, adding that after receiving a briefing from the Ukrainian military, he chose to go despite the obvious dangers.
However, after assessing the advantages and downsides and having come thus far, we will continue.
He emphasized that the risks are “very, extremely high” in the so-called “gray zone” between the Ukrainian and Russian lines, but that “we believe we have the minimum prerequisites to proceed.”
The largest nuclear power facility in Europe, located in Zaporizhzhia, has been held by Russian soldiers but managed by Ukrainian engineers since the beginning of the six-month battle.
A citizen of Bakhmut, Donetsk region, pushes his bicycle as smoke rises from the scene of an explosion following a missile attack.
Ukraine claims that Russia is using the facility as a shield by storing weapons there and launching attacks near it, while Russia accuses Ukraine of carelessly shooting on the area, heightening the risk of a nuclear catastrophe that may affect the entire continent.
Early in March, fighting sparked a minor fire inside its training facility, and in recent days, the plant was briefly shut down due to damage, boosting concerns of a radiation leak or reactor meltdown. The distribution of anti-radiation iodine tablets to surrounding residents has begun.
Grossi stated, “We have a very important mission to perform,” adding, “we will immediately begin an examination of the security and safety situation at the plant.”
“I will evaluate the prospect of establishing a continued presence of the IAEA at the plant, which we feel is essential for stabilizing the situation and receiving regular, trustworthy, impartial, and neutral briefings on the situation there,” he said.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, Ukrainian soldiers bombarded the region with artillery and then dispatched up to sixty scouts to capture control of the nuclear plant.
Kharkiv municipal workers board up the windows of an apartment building damaged by a missile strike.
A woman using a cell phone snaps photographs of shell-damaged residential houses in the city of Irpin.
It was reported that Ukrainian troops attempted to seize the plant by landing in boats three kilometers northeast of the facility on the left side of the Dnieper River. According to the ministry, Russian forces “made steps to annihilate the enemy” by employing warplanes.
“The provocation by the Kiev regime is meant to thwart the entrance of the IAEA team at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power facility,” the ministry stated in a statement.
The Russia-installed administration of Enerhodar, located just outside the facility, reported that at least three local civilians were killed and one was injured by Ukrainian bombardment early on Thursday.
Ukrainian authorities accused Russia of launching a false-flag strike against Enerhodar and the nuclear power plant in an attempt to thwart the IAEA team’s arrival.
Oleksandr Starukh, the governor of Zaporizhia, stated, “We demand that Russia cease provocations and grant the IAEA full access to the Ukrainian nuclear complex.”
Neither side’s account of the events could be independently verified immediately.
Ukraine’s Enerhoatom corporation, which administers the country’s nuclear power plants, reported that Russian soldiers’ mortar fire triggered the emergency shutdown of one of its reactors.
The shelling also damaged a backup power supply line used for internal needs, and diesel generators were used to power one of the plant’s non-operational reactors.