Blasts in Russia’s Belgorod near Ukraine border – local governor

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Blasts in the Russian city of Belgorod, near the border with Ukraine, resulted in a fire in a residential building, Vyacheslav Gladkov, the governor of the Belgorod region, said in a post on the Telegram messaging app early on Sunday.

Three wounded people were taken to a hospital, he said.

“Reasons for the incident are being investigated,” Gladkov said. “Presumably, the air defense system worked.” (Reporting in Melbourne by Lidia Kelly; Editing by William Mallard)