Dashcam footage has captured the moment a suspected cluster munition directly hit a vehicle in Russia’s Belgorod Region
The deadly Ukrainian shelling of Russia’s Belgorod on Friday was recorded on multiple videos, with one disturbing dashcam clip showing the exact moment a projectile directly struck a civilian car, ripping it apart.
Belgorod and its suburbs were hit by missile strikes using cluster munitions on Friday evening, killing at least five people and injuring over three dozen, according to officials.
The devastating attack was captured on a dashboard camera as a passing Russian civilian car came under direct fire. The driver tragically lost his life instantly, while the passenger reportedly managed to survive with severe burns.
More blasts are visible further down the road as the driver who recorded the video escaped the scene after yet another projectile hit just meters away from his vehicle, according to the footage, originally shared by a Russian military blogger writing under the name Dva Mayora.
Another dramatic video from the scene, shared by Telegram channel SHOT, shows the chaos and destruction caused by the attack as eyewitnesses rushed to help and attempted to extinguish the flames with fire extinguishers.
The Russian city of Belgorod is located north of Kharkov, Ukraine’s second-largest city. It has endured frequent attacks from long-range Ukrainian artillery, which often fires projectiles supplied by NATO.
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According to regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, the latest attack was carried out using cluster munitions launched from the Vampire multiple-launch rocket system. Another video clip shared by SHOT appears to support this assessment, showing multiple blasts close together in security camera footage.
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