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There are unconfirmed reports of a large fire at an oil depot in the Russian city of Bryansk, around 100 kilometres north of the Ukrainian border. The Guardian has so far been unable to verify the reports.
update: Russias Ministry of Emergency Situations has confirmed the fact of ignition at an oil depot in the city of Bryansk, the Kremlin-backed television channel and news agency RT has reported, after social media posts suggested there was a large fire at the depot.
It wrote:
Local residents report that explosions were heard. Sirens can be heard in social media videos.
According to locals, explosions and fire occurred in several districts of Bryansk. According to unconfirmed reports, the second source of fire originates in the area where the military unit of the 120th arsenal of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Ministry of Defense is located.
Emergency services began to evacuate residents of houses near the burning oil depot.
NASAs fire monitoring service, FIRMS, has detected the reported oil depot fires in Bryansk, according to maps on its website:
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COL Mustard
(5,908 posts)And I'll share it with the Russians as soon as I think of what it is.......
gab13by13
(21,364 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,166 posts)Too early to determine his innocence or guilt!
KS Toronado
(17,274 posts)with a 12 inch Blue Diamond match he discarded in the fireplace. So that's my alibi.
Anybody else want to play?
COL Mustard
(5,908 posts)What we were doing!!! Its our little secret!
KS Toronado
(17,274 posts)You 2 were watching Rachel reruns
COL Mustard
(5,908 posts)Or I'm in BIG trouble. She never liked Miss Scarlett....
KS Toronado
(17,274 posts)What's her phone # ? Mine's BR549
COL Mustard
(5,908 posts)Mine is 867-5309 but DON'T ask for Jenny!
There have been about 5 or 6 such spontaneous combustion events inside Russia in the past week or so. Is it a ukranian air attack, stuxnet-type cyber attacks or internal sabotage ?
Irish_Dem
(47,166 posts)But of a very sophisticated kind that only a few countries possess.
(Like the US.)
Cannot find the link and don't know if this is true or not.
Irish_Dem
(47,166 posts)Much appreciated.
Yeah, stuxnet cyber attacks, very sophisticated, and we already used it against Iran to sabotage and delay their nuclear program.
BeyondGeography
(39,376 posts)A pretext for martial law and/or chemical weapons. Shades of the 99 apartment bombings or any other number of false flag events.
Beakybird
(3,333 posts)Besides, this stuff isn't getting reported in Russian news as anything but accidental.
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BeyondGeography
(39,376 posts)But its not like theyre hurting for oil.
roamer65
(36,745 posts)Effete Snob
(8,387 posts)They need to put up some workplace safety posters or something.
Lovie777
(12,296 posts)like the 6th oligarch to die of suicide some with family members . . .
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Budi
(15,325 posts)I have no comfirmation. Just a coincidental maybe.
We'll have to wait for more info on who was responsible.
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Beetwasher.
(2,977 posts)I think Ukraine is laying groundwork for a major counter-offensive.
liberalla
(9,249 posts)COL Mustard
(5,908 posts)By May 9. Thats Victory Day from World War II and a major holiday in Russia. I hope he doesnt have anything to announce. Except maybe his departure.
jmbar2
(4,899 posts)I posted some other incidents recently at key war facilities... But I'm sure it's just bad luck.
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216620202
relayerbob
(6,545 posts)jmbar2
(4,899 posts)CanonRay
(14,106 posts)So two whatevers?
CanonRay
(14,106 posts)So two whatevers?
yaesu
(8,020 posts)arsenal of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Ministry of Defense is located.
BobTheSubgenius
(11,564 posts)There seem to be an awful lot of industrial mishaps in Russia these days. I hope this is as suspicious as it seems.
SunSeeker
(51,578 posts)AllyCat
(16,196 posts)What a coincidence! Just a bad luck day for the RF for the last week.