Day 422 of the Invasion of Ukraine: Russians Bombed their own City

Day 422 of the invasion of Ukraine. Summary of key events in the last 24 hours:

• A Russian military plane dropped an aerial bomb on its own city
• Pentagon leaks: Ukrainian intelligence planned attacks on Russian forces in Syria
• From the new Iranian delivery: Russia sent "Shahed" drones against Kyiv for the first time in 25 days
• Ukraine is disappointed that the EU is failing to fulfill the plan to buy ammunition
• The Contact Group for Ukraine meets at Ramstein Air Force Base
• Ukraine's public debt has risen to almost 80% of GDP
• NATO Secretary General in Kyiv: NATO stands with Ukraine

A Russian military plane dropped an aerial bomb on its own city

A Russian military plane mistakenly dropped a munition over the city of Belgorod, which is located near the border with Ukraine. The incident resulted in an explosion and damage to buildings, Reuters reported, citing the Russian Defense Ministry.

A video of the explosion of an air bomb in #Belgorod appeared. pic.twitter.com/xluEw7yhXk

— NEXTA (@nexta_tv) April 21, 2023

The governor of Belgorod region said that two women were injured.

"During the flight of a Sukhoi Su-34 aircraft over the city of Belgorod, an aviation munition was unintentionally released," the Russian Ministry of Defense said in a statement. The agency did not specify what the ammunition was.

❗️ Russian Defense Ministry commented on the explosion in #Belgorod
"In the evening of April 20, while performing a flight of a Su-34 aircraft of the Air Force over...