A large blast rocked a street in the Russian city of Belgorod, which lies just across the border from Ukraine, late on Thursday but there were no initial reports of injuries, local authorities said.
Belgorod region governor Vyacheslav Gladkov, announcing a state of emergency, said on Telegram that there was a crater measuring 20 meters across (65 feet) on one of the main streets in the city.
He did not say what the cause was.
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According to preliminary information, two people were injured in a blast that rocked the southwestern Russian city of Belgorod late on Thursday, Belgorod Region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on his Telegram channel.
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The governor went on to say that four apartments in one apartment building were damaged. Their residents were offered temporary accommodation at a hotel.
"The building will be examined by specialists. If the supporting wall is damaged, we will relocate the whole section of the building," he said. "Also, four cars were damaged."
A crisis response center has been set up to collect all information about the incident. Investigators and rescue teams of the Russian emergencies ministry are working at the scene.