Teh One Who Knocks
01-17-2023, 11:27 AM
by Isabel van Brugen - Newsweek
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An explosion in Russia's Belgorod region that killed three soldiers and injured 16 others was caused by a sergeant who set off a grenade at his unit as he tried to "establish authority," according to local reports.
The blast reportedly occurred at a military facility in Belgorod region's Korochansky district on January 14.
Belgorod is located near the Ukrainian border and houses several Russian military bases and training grounds.
According to Baza, a Russian Telegram channel that regularly posts information about security issues within the country, the explosion occurred at a cultural center re-purposed to house mobilized troops.
Russian emergency services told the state-run news agency Interfax that the sergeant accidentally detonated a hand grenade which caused ammunition to blow up and started a fire.
Baza said the man who caused the blast "picked up an RGD-5 grenade in order to establish authority over his troops."
"After the explosion, which took place in a cultural center housing mobilized soldiers, ammunition detonated and a fire erupted over an area of 450 square meters. It took firefighters about four hours to extinguish it." Baza reported.
Newsweek has been unable to independently verify the report, and has reached out to Russia's foreign ministry for comment.
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An explosion in Russia's Belgorod region that killed three soldiers and injured 16 others was caused by a sergeant who set off a grenade at his unit as he tried to "establish authority," according to local reports.
The blast reportedly occurred at a military facility in Belgorod region's Korochansky district on January 14.
Belgorod is located near the Ukrainian border and houses several Russian military bases and training grounds.
According to Baza, a Russian Telegram channel that regularly posts information about security issues within the country, the explosion occurred at a cultural center re-purposed to house mobilized troops.
Russian emergency services told the state-run news agency Interfax that the sergeant accidentally detonated a hand grenade which caused ammunition to blow up and started a fire.
Baza said the man who caused the blast "picked up an RGD-5 grenade in order to establish authority over his troops."
"After the explosion, which took place in a cultural center housing mobilized soldiers, ammunition detonated and a fire erupted over an area of 450 square meters. It took firefighters about four hours to extinguish it." Baza reported.
Newsweek has been unable to independently verify the report, and has reached out to Russia's foreign ministry for comment.