Brief version of the news
- In the Russian city of Belgorod, an entrance collapsed in a multi-storey building; possible causes were an explosion from within or a gas explosion.
- OSINT analyst compared this event with the terrorist attacks that happened in Moscow in 1999, pointing out the similarity of the situations.
- There is an assumption that the house could have been blown up from the north by a Russian bomb, photographs confirm an explosion from the north-east side.
- The expert ruled out the version of the missile that flew from the south/southwest, that is, from Ukraine.
A collapse occurred in the Russian city of Belgorod on May 12 entrance to a multi-storey building, resulting in casualties and injuries. One of the possible versions of the causes of the incident could be an explosion from inside a Belgorod high-rise building
This was stated by OSINT analyst Tendar on the social network X, formerly known as Twitter . In addition, the expert added that the raid of a house in Belgorod reminds him of the events that occurred in Moscow in 1999, reports 24 Channel.
The house in Belgorod could have been blown up from the inside
OSINT analyst Tendar wrote in his note that during this war he saw many damaged residential buildings. Therefore, I am almost sure that the destruction of the house in the Russian Belgorod was completely different.
The explosion pattern indicates an explosion from inside the building, the expert said.
The analyst noted that he did not see a single rocket that could fall in Belgorod. At the same time, smoke and debris at the scene were flying to the side.
Tendar also noted that the defeat of a high-rise building in Belgorod is similar to what happened in Moscow in 1999. Then there were assumptions that the Russian FSB organized the explosions of high-rise buildings in order to “justify” the war in Chechnya.
Subsequently, the analyst added that the version of a gas explosion cannot be ruled out. He noted that Russian infrastructure is being destroyed left and right, so sometimes in Russia it is difficult to determine whether it is a terrorist attack, negligence or an accident.
The house could have been hit from the north by a Russian bomb
Tendar also noted that the building could also have been hit from behind, that is, from the north, and that is why there is no rocket in this frame, this is also potential scenario.
“In this case, the missile would have come from a north-eastern direction. The FAB-250/FAB-500 type ammunition fired from a Russian aircraft has sufficient explosive power to cause such destruction,” he emphasized.
At the same time, the expert also noted that what can definitely be ruled out is a missile that flies from the south/south -west, in other words from Ukraine.
The direction of the possible movement of the bomb and hitting the house in Belgorod/Photo from the @Tendar account on the social network X
The analyst further said that photographs from the north-eastern side of the building reveal more facts. In particular, the hole in the building, especially at ground level, is quite wide, which indicates that the explosion occurred in this circle.
All windows on that side, which were destroyed, confirm that the detonation occurred from the northeastern side. The windows on the southwest side are largely intact. This gives the theory that the Russian bomb entered the building from the north/northeast and exploded on the lower level with great weight, he wrote.
As Tendar noted, the recordings of CCTV cameras that recorded the situation from the other, southwestern side, recorded only the blast wave that came out. This also explains why it looked like an explosion from inside the building.
What is known about the explosions in high-rise buildings in Moscow in 1999 year
- In September 1999, a series of terrorist attacks rocked high-rise buildings in Russia, with several incidents occurring in Moscow. On September 8, an explosive device went off on the first floor of a nine-story building in Moscow, resulting in the complete destruction of two entrances. The attack claimed the lives of 106 people, and another 690 were injured of varying degrees of severity.
- Four days later, on September 13, Moscow was rocked by another explosion, this time in the basement of an eight-story residential building on Kashirskoe highway. This second attack resulted in the tragic death of 124 people. . A book entitled “The FSB Blows Up Russia” by former FSB officer Alexander Litvinenko and historian Yuri Felshtinsky claims that the FSB organized the bombings with Putin's knowledge.
- The book also claims that the bombings were organized with the aim of swaying public opinion in favor of a military campaign to suppress national liberation movements in the North Caucasus, in particular, directed against Chechnya’s desire for independence. In addition, the terrorist attacks were intended to increase Putin's popularity among the population.
