Four killed in an explosion at a military unit near Vladimir

During loading and unloading operations on the territory of the ammunition depot in the village of Barsovo, Vladimir Region, a shell exploded. This was reported by the press service of the Western Military District (ZVO).

Four people died – three military personnel and one civilian – the warehouse chief.

“The fire in the vault was extinguished. The dumping of the landfill was organized. There is no threat to other objects and nearby settlements, ”says the ZVO statement. According to RIA Novosti, the explosion of ammunition was involuntary.

The SHOT Telegram channel reports that before the explosion, unusable shells were removed from the boxes for destruction. In total, ten soldiers and an officer participated in this work.

A list of those killed and injured in the explosion was also published. Conscripted soldiers Nikita Chernyshov, Denis Kuznetsov and Maxim Kraev died. The deceased woman’s name is Raisa Sadokhina. Five soldiers were also reported injured. One of them was hospitalized with fractures and burns, his name is Savely Volodazhsky.

The emergency department of the Kirzhachsky district hospital reported that the injured man is in the intensive care unit of moderate severity.

According to TASS, the fire on the territory of the military unit has already been extinguished, there is no need to evacuate people from nearby settlements. Fire crews are currently clearing the area.

The Federal Security Service of the Vladimir Region is working on the scene, and the military prosecutor’s office is expected to arrive. All the circumstances of the tragedy are determined.

Fire near Belgorod

At the end of April, a fire and explosion occurred in an ammunition depot near the village of Staraya Nelidovka in the Belgorod region. This was announced on the Telegram channel by the Governor of the Belgorod region Vyacheslav Gladkov.

According to him, there were no casualties.

A bright flash was seen in the video taken from the scene.

“A fire was prevented from burning in the open near the village of Staraya Nelidovka,” said Sergey Potapov, head of the Ministry of Emergencies of the Belgorod Region.

He added that none of the civilians were injured as a result of the incident, and that neither residence nor houses were damaged. Explosions were heard near the village and at a distance of 10 km from the village.

explosions in Kazakhstan

The Ministry of Emergencies of the Republic reported that in August 2021, 15 people were killed in explosions at an ammunition depot in Kazakhstan.

“Department of Defense sappers found the body of another identified person. The death toll from the explosion in the Zhambyl region reached 15 people. Among the dead are employees of civil protection officials.

Engineering ammunition caught fire in the warehouses of the military unit. There were at least 10 explosions. About 100 people, including local emergency service workers, were taken to medical facilities. The fire was extinguished only two days later.

In the Vladimir region, four people were killed in a military unit. During unloading in the arsenal, a bullet exploded. According to the Western Military District, the dead are three male soldiers and a female warehouse manager. Five more soldiers were injured, one was hospitalized with fractures and burns. The military prosecutor’s office and the FSB went to the scene.



Source: Gazeta

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