In Russia, one of the largest ammunition depots is burning. Due to detonation, the evacuation of seven arrangements is carried out.
Powerful explosions from detonation are heard in the 51st Arsenal of the main department of the Ministry of Defense of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation. As you know, it is one of the largest warehouses of Russian army ammunition, located in Barsovo, Vladimir region.
Here at storage facilities and in open areas, artillery, rockets for MLRS, the components of the air defense system (S-300), the tactical point-U type missiles are stored.
Now, according to eyewitnesses, mushrooms from the explosion can be seen from Sergiev Posad near Moscow. The distance between the removal in a straight line is about 50 km.
What to know about Barcovo
It should be noted that in the village there is a 51th arsenal of the Ministry of Defense of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation (Military Unit No. 55443), which covers nearly 3.5 square meters. Km.
According to public publics, these warehouses may have up to 270 thousand tons of ammunition (4286 wagons of ammunition). But in fact, there are only about 105 thousand tons in storage, Russians say.
In the 45 separate storage facilities and 30 open areas of the military unit, significant reserves of artillery shells, rockets of various types are stored, including scanander, point-U, dagger, munitions for the Campaire-C1, S-300, S-400 complex, as well as rain, tornado, storm.
From open resources it is also known that not only the 51th arsenal, but also other things, in particular, the 73rd arsenal grau in the area of Yesino village, is located near Barsovo and the nearby Persmim.
Strong explosion
According to local residents and telegram channels, a series of strong explosions occurred in the area of a military unit in Barsovo in Barsovo in Barsovo. People reported a hum, after which the first explosions sounded.
From Moscow, they blocked the highway to Kirzhachi. In the city, ambulances were noticed, and an emergency mode was introduced in the area.
Local saviors asked residents not to approach the explosion, and the Governor of the Vladimir region Alexander Avdeev, threatened to shares information about the explosion in Barsovo – along with the words “for security purposes”.
At the same time, authorities announced an urgent evacuation of seven settings located next to Barsovo, and mushrooms from explosions in warehouses can be seen from Sergiev Posad near Moscow. The corresponding pictures have been published by local residents. The distance between the removal in a straight line is about 50 km.
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There is also information that as a result of detonation, two missiles hit civilians.
Serious goals
The Russian Ministry of Defense called the cause of the explosion in the warehouses- “fire” for safety violations.
Officially, Ukraine has not commented on explosions in the military unit.
At the same time, the Defense Express record, which provided the number of weapons in the warehouses and distance from Moscow by just 60 kilometers, this arsenal is a very important goal for defeat.
According to media estimates, the defeat of the 51th arsenal can be objectively considered the most difficult, as it is strictly guarded by Russian air defense systems.
“At the same time, the Russian Federation has not expressed threats related to UAV attacks or Missiles of Ukrainian. That is, other methods have been used, or the Russian Federation’s air defense system has not acquired this attack,” the analysts added.
Note that this is not the first incident in Barsovo. In the fall of 2024, a departure was held there, and in 2022, three conscripts and a warehouse manager were killed in the territory of the ammunition. During the same year, the sabotage reported -unknown people who disconnected the railroads at the entrance to the warehouse. The responsibility was taken by Anti -War activists, who opposed the supply of weapons in Ukraine.
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Source: korrespondent
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