Kateryna Schwartz10:05, 14.06.24

It is reported that the causes of the explosion are unknown, according to preliminary data, it was “involuntary”.

Solntsepeka ammunition exploded in Russia / UNIAN collage, screenshot, photo of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation

On June 13, the ammunition of the Solntsepek heavy flamethrower system exploded in Shebekino, Belgorod region of the Russian Federation . As a result, three Russian servicemen died, reports ASTRA with reference to sources in the emergency services of the region.

“The night before, on June 13, a powerful explosion rang out in Shebekino, Belgorod Region, local media reported that a Russian bomb might have fallen on the city. Later, the governor wrote that “an explosion occurred on the outskirts of the city of Shebekino. The causes of the incident are being established.” According to him, no one was injured, 10 private homes and one car were damaged,” the message reads.

At the same time, sources reported that the ammunition of the Russian heavy flamethrower system “Solntsepek” exploded in the suburb of Shebekino:

“As a result of the explosion, at least three Russian servicemen were killed. The reasons for the explosion are unknown, but according to preliminary data, it was “involuntary”.

Explosion in Shebekino, Russia

It is recalled that at least 93 times Russian air defense systems “accidentally” bombed the Belgorod region and the occupied territories in the last 4 months, almost four dozen aerial bombs that fell cannot be demined.

We will remind you that UNIAN wrote more than once about how the Russian military dropped 500-kilogram aerial bombs with high-explosive warheads on their own villages .

It was reported that, for example, on March 31, the FAB-500 was found in the area of ​​the Nina hamlet. And in the area of ​​the village of Kryukove, they found a ravine in which, previously, the FAB-500 was also located.

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