Russia’s air force accidentally bombs its own city

The explosion late on Thursday was far more powerful than anything its residents had heard before.

The site of the crater after an explosion in Belgorod, Russia (Telegram channel of Belgorod governor Vyacheslav Gladkov/AP)

Russia has accidentally bombed its own city, injuring two people.

Residents of Belgorod, a city of 340,000 near Ukraine, first thought it was a Ukrainian attack but the Russian military quickly acknowledged one of its warplanes accidentally released the weapon.