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The governor said residents would be taken to the towns of Stary Oskol and Gubkin where they could stay "for as long as necessary".

Following the explosion in Belgorod, Metropolitan Ioann of Belgorod and Stary Oskol said it was time "to turn swords into ploughshares".

It also saw the Stary Oskol native advance to the final of the Bellator light heavyweight grand prix, where he will take on former UFC contender Corey 'Overtime' Anderson for the tournament title.

She grew up in Stary Oskol, a town 600km south of Moscow.

The BelPressa website showed the mayor of his hometown of Stary Oskol giving a medal to Karchenkov’s tearful widow, Marina, and mother.