Posted on 02/08/2024 1:32:04 PM PST by dennisw
Russian authorities denied an emergency in Russia's Udmurt Republic, as videos show a huge fireball over a weapons plant that produces nuclear weapons components and ballistic missiles.
Massive explosion was reported on Wednesday on the grounds of the Votkinsk weapons factory, which produces weapons including the RS-24 Yars intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) & strategic ballistic missiles for the Topol-M and Iskander systems. The factory is located some 30 miles from the capital of the Udmurt Republic, Izhevsk.
Videos filmed by residents showed a huge fireball over the area and a massive glow in the sky. Locals reported hearing explosions before the fire. It's unclear if there were any casualties. "The head of the Udmurt Republic, commenting on the explosions near Izhevsk, said that there were no emergency situations on the territory of the republic," Russian Telegram channel bbbreaking reported.
The U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) noted that there was no mention of a scheduled test on the website of Russia's Ministry of Emergency Situations, where such notices are typically posted.
Independent Russian news outlet Mediazona reported that at about 11 p.m. local time, the official Telegram channel of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for Russia's Udmurtia Republic wrote: "The Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia does not confirm a powerful explosion on the territory of the Votkinsk plant near Izhevsk."
This message was deleted a few minutes later, and a half-hour later, the ministry published another post, which said: "No emergency or abnormal situations have been registered on the territory of the Udmurt Republic, no socially significant incidents have occurred."
Anton Gerashchenko, an adviser to Ukraine's minister of internal affairs, said in a post on X, formerly Twitter, that the weapons plant "is in the EU sanctions list as it produces missiles and ammunition for Iskander and Tochka-U complexes."
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I’m too lazy to post the Fred Thompson meme
Fireball video here:::
https://twitter.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1755293536692359468
Anton Gerashchenko
@Gerashchenko_en
Russian Telegram channels publish a video of a fire in the area of a military training ground in Russian Izhevsk. No official comments from Russian authorities so far. Locals reported hearing explosions prior to the fire.
Upd.: some Russian Telegram channels report that the explosion occurred near the test site of the Votkinsk plant, which produces missiles for the Russian army.
More impressive videos here of the explosion:
https://twitter.com/search?q=izhevsk&src=typeahead_click&f=top
The “this business is going to get out of control and we will be lucky to live through it “ meme?
I’m lazy too, even though I took longer to type it all out then it would have took to find it. lol
“Gee, that’s a nice missile factory you got there. Be a shame if anything happened to it.”
LOL
So far, the twitter analysis is the Russians blew it up in an industrial action. (Vodka induced?) That this is not from Ukrainian sabotage or drones.
13 Russian missile engineers evaporated by the blast.
“13 Russian missile engineers evaporated by the blast.”
Last words heard from the plant, “Here, hold my vodka and watch this!”
Love that image! Reminds me of the glory days of Viking Kitties on FR!!!
.. . KAHN !!!
Other reports say it was a catastrophic failure of a rocket engine undergoing a static firing test. I could easily see that. Engine fails, setting off the fuel.
—”“Here, hold my vodka and watch this!””
Russian News reports that the price of alcohol will rise.
Son asks his father: ‘Daddy does that mean will you drink less’.
‘No son, you will eat less’.
We know our dogs, but we don’t know our cats/
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