Russia drops nearly 100 bombs on its own and occupied lands in 2024 – Media
Illustrative photo: Russian bombers attack their own territory (Getty Images)
Russian aircraft regularly drop aerial bombs on Russian territory and temporarily occupied areas. Since the beginning of the year, nearly a hundred such incidents have been reported, according to Astra on Telegram.
According to the outlet, on Saturday, June 21, a half-ton FAB-500 bomb "accidentally detached" from a Russian bomber. It fell on the temporarily occupied settlement of Nova Olenivka near Dokuchaievsk, damaging four private houses. No casualties or injuries were reported.
On June 11, a similar half-ton bomb landed in the garden of a resident in the village of Dolgiy Kolodyaz, located in Russia’s Kursk region.
Since the beginning of the month — between June 2 and June 21 — at least 10 more aerial bombs have "accidentally dropped" in the areas of temporarily occupied Debaltseve, Makiivka, Russia’s Belgorod region, and beyond.
Astra notes that since the beginning of the year, at least 94 Russian aerial bombs and missiles have fallen on Russian territory and temporarily occupied areas of Ukraine.
Russian strikes on Ukrainian civilians
Russia also regularly carries out attacks on Ukrainian civilians. In particular, today, June 24, the Russian army struck Dnipro and Samar.
As of now, 11 people have been reported killed, and more than a hundred others have been injured.
