As a result of the explosion at the military base near the Belgorod region of Russia, the number of dead has reached 7 people.

APA's Russian bureau reports with reference to local mass media that the bodies of 4 more people missing as a result of the explosion have been found.

"Therefore, the number of people who died in the explosion has reached 7, and the search for 4 more people continues," the information says.

It should be noted that an explosion occurred in the ammunition depot of the military unit as a result of the deliberate detonation of a grenade by a sergeant in a military unit located near Belgorod.

As a result, 7 people died and 16 people were injured.