US EditionWar in Ukraine: Explosions rock large ammunition depot east of Moscow
- An explosion occurred in the Kirzhachsky District of Russia's Vladimir region, as reported by Governor Alexander Avdeyev.
- Residents of Barsovo and nearby settlements were instructed to evacuate due to the blast, which local media described as a powerful attack.
- The Russian Defense Ministry stated that the explosion was caused by a 'violation of safety regulations during the handling of explosive materials.'
- According to Andriy Kovalenko, the 51st arsenal houses about 105,000 metric tons of munitions, including artillery shells and missiles.
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Massive explosions reported in Russia's Vladimir Region
Massive explosions have been reported on Tuesday near the town of Kirzhach in Russia's Vladimir Region, some 75 km northeast of Moscow. The blasts are said to have taken place at a munitions depot. Local authorities have announced a state of emergency in the district and blocked the roads leading to the area. Аt around 3:30 pm, residents of nearby villages reported a series of powerful explosions and began posting videos of a huge cloud of smoke…
Explosions continued Wednesday at the ammunition depot in the Vladimir region of central Russia, about 70 kilometers northeast of Moscow. Schools were also closed in the Kirzhach region, where authorities evacuated residents of villages near the ammunition depot that exploded on Tuesday, TASS reported. NASA satellite images showed that fires were still burning at the region's major military arsenal on Wednesday morning, although on a smaller sca…
East of Moscow there have been several explosions in an ammo camp of the Russian armed forces.
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