A major explosion in the Russian ammunition warehouse, east of Moscow

The country’s Ministry of Defense said that the explosions occurred in a Russian ammunition depot, east of Moscow.

the The explosions occurred in the ammunition depot at a defense facility in the West Vladimir area on Tuesday. The site is believed to be a major ammunition storage site for the Russian army.

The Russian army blamed the explosion on the ammunition that exploded after the construction of the storage building caught the “violation of safety requirements.”

The state of emergency was announced in the Kirchach area and the residents of the nearby villages were evacuated.

Both Russian and Ukrainian media channels and Telegram accounts have published videos and photos from the site, which show a large fire with high fire and clouds of mushrooms from the explosion.

In a statement, the Russian Ministry of Defense said: “(on Tuesday), as a result of a fire on the lands of a military unit in the Vladimir area, ammunition was stored in a warehouse.

“The cause of the fire is a violation of safety requirements when working with explosive materials.”

He added that there were no losses. A committee was created to investigate the accident.

The site is a facility in the 51st Arsenal of the Missile and Artillery Directorate, about 130 km (80 miles) northeast of the Russian capital, according to local media.

The Russian media reported that one of the residents of a village near the site had witnessed a shell from the warehouse that fell in the house of a neighbor. The government agency TASS reported that the shell did not explode and no one was at home at the time.

The governor of Vladimir said that the explosion took place in the area and more details will be released at a later time.

Alexander Affadiev also threatened journalists and residents with fines if they participated in informal information about the explosion.