Three people wounded following blasts in Russia’s Belgorod near Ukraine border – National

Explosion in the Russian city of Belgorod, near the border with UkraineVyacheslav Gladkov, governor of the Belgorod region, said in a post on the messaging app Telegram early Sunday, that led to a fire at a residential building.

The three injured people were taken to hospital, he said.

“The reason for the incident is under investigation,” Gladkov said. “Probably, the air defense system was working.”

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(Reporting in Melbourne by Lidia Kelly; Editing by William Mallard)