Ammunition up to 300 kilograms: who could hit the house in Belgorod and with what?

On May 12, an entrance to a multi-story building collapsed in the Russian city of Belgorod. It is still unknown exactly what could have caused the incident, but it is already obvious that this was the work of the Russians.

About this 24 Channelsaid military expert, reserve colonel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, instructor pilot Roman Svitan. He added that there could be several versions of the bombing of an entrance in Belgorod, ranging from the actions of the FSB and ending with Russian weapons.

How many kilograms explosives blew up the house

The first version is the work of the Russian FSB, in particular Nikolai Patrushev. If we consider the option of being hit by an aerial bomb or missile, it is clear that the explosion was directed from Russia.

A completely realistic version of an aerial bomb. After all, the Russians themselves dropped about 20 aerial bombs on the Belgorod region,” Svitan said.

The explosion occurred from the north-eastern direction, that is, definitely from Russia. In addition, based on the force of the explosion, several hundred kilograms of explosives detonated.

“Tochka-U” is about half a ton, warhead up to 300 kilograms. If this is the Russian FAB-500, then there are also about 300 kilograms of explosives. “It looks like up to 300 kilograms of explosives exploded,” noted the military expert. that is, from above, so it would hit the roof. Here it seems that several floors were damaged and the explosion occurred either in the basement or on the first floors.

In addition, we cannot discard the FSB version of the explosion. Previously, Russian special services easily planted hexogen on the first floors or in basements and blew them up. Approximately in this way, the FSB blew up several houses in 1999 – the so-called “Ryazan Sugar”.

What is known about the explosion of a house in Belgorod

• In the Russian city of Belgorod, which is located near the border with Ukraine, on the morning of May 12, a powerful explosion occurred. As a result, the entire entrance of a 10-story building collapsed. Russian propagandists, of course, traditionally blamed Ukraine.
• The NSDC Center for Countering Disinformation noted that this explosion is very reminiscent of a Russian provocation or an information campaign to inflate the situation in order to justify further strikes on residential buildings in Ukraine.
• At the same time, Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT) investigators believe that Belgorod was hit with Russian ammunition. There they indicated the direction of the strike, in particular, the broken windows indicate that it was from the side where the Russian rear was.