From 22h ago 12.42 GMT Russia accidentally drops bomb on Russian-occupied Luhansk region - official In the Russian-occupied Luhansk region in eastern Ukraine, a Russian warplane accidentally released a bomb on the town of Rubizhne, Leonid Pasechnik, the head of the region’s Moscow-appointed government, said. The incident comes only six days after Russia accidentally dropped munitions over the village of Petropavlovka in the Belgorod region. After Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Moscow’s troops seized the majority of the region, including Rubizhne, according to the Kyiv Independent. The Kyiv Independent reports: Russian forces invaded the two northern oblasts at the onset of the full-scale invasion in 2022 but were pushed back behind the borders in April of that year. The incident comes only six days after Russia accidentally dropped munitions over the village of Petropavlovka in the Belgorod region.

Source: The Guardian January 08, 2024 16:06 UTC