An ammunition depot in Russian city Belgorod has caught fire at the same time as a series of blasts were heard in the early hours of Wednesday in three Russian provinces bordering Ukraine, authorities have said.
Vyacheslav Gladkov, Belgorod regional governor, said a fire at the ammunition depot near the Staraya Nelidovka village had been extinguished and no civilians have been injured.
Separately, Roman Starovoyt, the governor of Russia’s Kursk province, which also borders Ukraine, said that explosions had been heard in Kursk city early on Wednesday which were most likely the sounds of air defence systems firing.
Elsewhere, Russian energy company Gazprom on Wednesday halted gas supplies to Bulgaria and Poland as they had failed to pay in roubles.
Polish gas company PGNiG confirmed the suspension, calling it a “breach of contract”.
The company said: “Cutting gas supplies is a breach of contract and PGNiG reserves the right to seek compensation and will use all available contractual and legal means to do so.”
