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Charles Maynes

Russia says its air force accidentally bombed its own city near Ukraine

A Russian Su-34 bomber takes off for a training mission in the Krasnodar region of Russia on Jan. 19, 2022. (Vitaliy Timkiv/AP)

MOSCOW — Russia's military said one of its own fighter jets accidentally bombed a Russian city near the border with Ukraine.

An Su-34 air force plane flying over the Russian city of Belgorod had an "accidental discharge" of its payload on Thursday, according to Russia's Defense Ministry.

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