Russia disclosed on Tuesday that it had unintentionally bombed a town in its southern Voronezh area near Ukraine, but there had been no deaths.
The tragedy occurred on the same day that Russia launched a large-scale missile attack against Ukraine.
It is not the first such event during Moscow’s nearly two-year-long war in Ukraine.
“On January 2, 2024, at around 9 a.m. Moscow time (GMT), during a flight of the Aerospace Forces, an abnormal discharge of aircraft ammunition occurred over the village of Petropavlovka in the Voronezh region,” the Russian army said in a statement quoted by Russian news agencies. “There are no casualties,” it added.
Petropavlovka is located approximately 150 kilometers (93 miles) east of the Ukraine border.
According to reports, the accident destroyed six private dwellings.
“An investigation into the circumstances of the incident is underway. A commission is working on the ground to assess the nature of the damage and provide assistance in restoring houses,” the statement read.
Alexander Gusev, governor of the Voronezh region, stated that some Petropavlovka residents have been relocated to temporary housing.
He also said there were no casualties but said there was “destruction recorded in seven households.”
In April of last year, the Russian army admitted that one of its jets dropped a bomb in Belgorod, near the Ukraine border, triggering a blast.
