{"id":200605,"date":"2026-08-20T13:17:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T10:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/200605\/"},"modified":"2026-08-20T13:17:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T10:17:20","slug":"homiel-residents-report-hearing-sounds-of-aerial-vehicle-and-explosion-this-morning","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/200605\/","title":{"rendered":"Homiel residents report hearing sounds of aerial vehicle and explosion this morning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>August<\/strong><strong> 20,<\/strong> <strong><em>Pozirk<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>.<\/em><\/strong> Homiel residents said on social media that they heard an explosion and a sound of an aerial vehicle at 5:25 a.m. this morning, <em>Flagshtok<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At least 13 people have been killed and 40 injured in the latest Russian strikes targeting the Ukrainian capital, <em>BBC<\/em> reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apartment blocks and warehouses were struck across the city overnight, the State Emergency Service of Ukraine said, while a children&#8217;s hospital and school were also damaged.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On August 18, <em>Flagshtok<\/em> reported that a drone crashed and exploded near the Belarusian Steel Works in \u017d\u0142obin in the Homiel region. Law enforcement officers blocked traffic along the Pramys\u0142ovaja Street after the incident. Another incident was reported on August 14.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has repeatedly issued warnings to Alaksandar \u0141uka\u0161enka over Russia\u2019s use of relay stations in Belarus for air attacks on Ukraine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"insert-block\">\n\n    <div class=\"insert-block__img\">\n        <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"354\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/pozirk_color_blank_1128x752.jpg 1128w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 354px) 100vw, 354px\" \/>                        <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Politics<\/label>\n\n                            <label class=\"insert-block__tag--mobile\"> Security<\/label>\n\n                <\/div>\n    <div class=\"insert-block__text\">\n                    <label class=\"insert-block__tag\">Politics, Security<\/label>\n                <h3 class=\"insert-block__title\">Ukraine reports sporadic use of relay systems in Belarus for Russian drone attacks<\/h3>\n        <div class=\"insert-block__descr\">July 15, Pozirk. Ukrainian officials suspect that Russia is still occasionally using relay systems in Belarus for drone attacks on western Ukraine, possibly without the Belarusian leader&#039;s knowledge. The suspicions were fueled by an attack on a gas station in &#8230;<\/div>\n        <a class=\"insert-block__btn-block\" href=\"\/en\/news\/195810\">\n            <button class=\"btn\">\n                <div class='btn__text'>Read<\/div>\n            <\/button>\n        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>August 20, Pozirk. Homiel residents said on social media that they heard an explosion and a sound of an aerial vehicle at 5:25 a.m. this morning, Flagshtok reported. At least 13 people have been killed and 40 injured in the latest Russian strikes targeting the Ukrainian capital, BBC reported. 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