In Russia, in the Volgograd region, on the night of today, November 16, a fire occurred on the territory of military unit 57229/51 near the village of Kotluban.
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According to Russian media, the fire started around 1 a.m. local time and was extinguished before 5 a.m.
According to Russian Telegram channels, a military unit was attacked by an exploding drone at night. This military unit, according to open data, is a large arsenal of complex ammunition storage. As a result of the explosion, a fire started in the warehouse where “small arms ammunition is stored.”
In addition to the military personnel, their families lived in this military unit. It was reported that 630 people were evacuated from the territory of the military unit at night, including 379 military personnel and 251 civilian employees and three children.
At the same time, information appeared in the Russian media that residents of the village of Kotluban, in panic, had to flee on their own. According to eyewitnesses, the fire was accompanied by powerful explosions.
As we were later told, there was a siren in the military unit, but we couldn’t hear it. We only heard explosions and watched that terrible glow,” said one of the village residents. “We were told that it was better not to appear in the village for the next two days.”
It was stated that there were no casualties as a result of the incident, but reports appeared in the Russian media that relatives of the military personnel who served in this unit could not contact them.
Source: Racurs
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