A Russian warplane accidentally fired a weapon into the city of Belgorod late on Thursday, causing an explosion and damaging buildings, Tass cited the defence ministry as saying.

Russia said one of its fighter jets lost ammunition over Belgorod, near the Ukrainian border, after local authorities reported a blast that injured two people and left a huge crater in the city.

Vyacheslav Gladkov, governor of the region of Belgorod, said the blast had sent a shock wave that damaged four apartments and four cars and downed power line poles.

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