A massive explosion shook Tuesday a deposit of Russian ammunition. The Kremlin blamed him A fire of a lack of security when you work with explosives.
Video sequences and images started to surface on social networks on Tuesday, showing plumes of smoke and fireballs to what was identified as the 51st direction of the Missiles and Main Artillery of Russia (Grau) Arsenal, an establishment located north-east of Moscow in the region of Vladimir, more than 300 miles from the Ukrainian border.
There were later reports of secondary explosions. The Ukraine Strategic Communication Center said that the establishment is one of the largest arsenals of ammunition in the Russian Ministry of Defense.
The 51st grau of Russia is in the Kirzhach district of the Vladimir region. Russian state media said the authorities have declared the state of emergency in this district.
Andriy Kovalenko, the chief of the Ukrainian center for disinformation, wrote in a message on the Telegram messaging application that the arsenal stores around 100,000 tonnes of weapons. He said it includes artillery shells and missiles. Business Insider could not immediately check the reported details of the incident.
The cause of the explosion was initially clear. The Ministry of Defense of Russia then provided an explanation. Although he did not identify the exact site of the explosion, he said that a fire on a military site in the Vladimir region exploded ammunition inside a warehouse. The Kremlin said the incident would be investigated.
“According to preliminary information, there are no victims,” ​​the ministry said in a statement published on Telegram. “The cause of the fire is a violation of security requirements when working with explosive materials.”
“Based on the survey results, guilty officials will be held responsible,” the statement added.
The Russian state media store Tass later reported that four people were injured in the explosion, citing the region’s governor. There was no death, he added. Several colonies in the region have been evacuated.
The Ukrainian army did not publicly comment on the explosive incident in the Russian installation. He frequently performs long -range missiles and drone attacks against energy and Russia’s military installations, including ammunition deposits.
Russia has a history of accidents like the one on Tuesday. The ammunition deposits have exploded several times. In fact, on this site, in particular in the Vladimir region, four people were killed in June 2022 when the interior ammunition exploded during unloading operations.
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