Governor: Three Dead, Four Injured in Russia's Belgorod After House Fire & Popping Sounds Heard

MOSCOW (Sputnik) - There were three fatalities in Belgorod and at least four injured people, including one child, after a series of popping sounds were heard in the area, the governor of Russia’s Belgorod Region, Vyacheslav Gladkov, has revealed.

Earlier, a Sputnik correspondent reported that loud popping sounds were heard in the city and surrounding areas, and that the pops were so strong windows in the houses trembled and car alarms went off.

"There are currently four [injured], two have been taken to the hospital: a man and a 10-year-old child," Gladkov said in his latest Telegram post. "The man is in serious condition. …There is currently information on three fatalities."

He initially detailed that air defense was likely triggered in Belgorod, and that only three individuals had been injured.

According to a Sputnik correspondent, the windows in several residential buildings and some cars were damaged. One eyewitness said that several pops were heard before windows were shattered.

The Sputnik correspondent later reported from the scene that the fire in a private house has since been extinguished. The building next to it was damaged.

Ukraine has carried out several attacks on the Russian regions along its border, including the Belgorod region amid Moscow’s special military operation.

In the city of Belgorod itself, eyewitnesses periodically record traces of air defense in the sky.

Earlier, the Russian media reported that the "yellow" (high) level of terrorist threat was extended in the Belgorod region, with the prolonged term valid until July 9.