A raging fire ripped through a factory producing body armor for Vladimir Putin’s troops near Moscow early this morning.
The factory’s owner, Gavary Group, is under Ukrainian sanctions related to the war.
Russian law enforcement is investigating whether this morning’s inferno was caused by arson in an act of sabotage, Mash media outlet reported.
There were no reports of drones targeting the factory on Entuziastov Avenue, Obukhovo, Moscow region.
According to reports, the fire destroyed about 80,000 square meters of workshop and warehouse.
A massive fire broke out early this morning at a production facility in Obukhovo, Moscow region
Russian law enforcement is investigating whether this morning’s inferno was caused by arson in an act of sabotage, Mash media outlet reported
There were no casualties following the fire, with workers fleeing the property before the fire engulfed the building
More than 100 firefighters tried to save the main production line and a fire train was even sent to the scene.
The plant reportedly makes a number of polymer products, but plays an important role in defense related to body armor, helmets, protective shoes and other items. That’s why it was sanctioned by Kiev.
There were no casualties following the fire, with workers fleeing the property before the fire engulfed the building.
Explosions and fires at strategic facilities, including defense factories, oil depots and gas supply lines, have occurred regularly during the war, which has been going on for almost 23 months.
A Russian rocket attack hit a hotel in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine, on Wednesday evening, wounding 11 people, according to local authorities.
The attack comes just before the second anniversary of the war, with both Moscow and Kiev accusing each other of killing dozens of civilians in a sharp escalation of attacks.
More than 100 firefighters tried to save the main production line and a fire train was even sent to the scene
A massive fire broke out early this morning at a production facility in Obukhovo, Moscow region
More than 100 firefighters tried to save the main production line and a fire train was even sent to the scene
‘Two rockets hit a hotel in the center of Kharkov. There were no military personnel there. Instead, there were thirty civilians, eleven of whom were injured,” Mayor Igor Terekhov wrote on Telegram.
One of the injured is in “very serious condition,” he said, adding that “Turkish journalists are among the victims.”
According to state emergency services, those injured in the strike were “hotel staff and guests, including a foreign journalist.”
Rescuers evacuated 19 people, the agency said on Telegram, sharing a video of the operations showing a small building with blown-out windows.
Several other buildings, including two apartment buildings, were also damaged during the latest strike.
“In addition to the hotel, residential buildings were also affected: one municipal, one private, a car dealer and a manufacturing company,” Mayor Terekhov said.
A Russian rocket attack struck a hotel in Kharkiv, northeastern Ukraine, on Wednesday evening, wounding 11 people, according to local authorities.
Firefighters are working to extinguish a fire after a Russian missile attack that hit a hotel in Kharkiv, Ukraine late Wednesday
Oleg Synegoubov, head of the Kharkiv regional military government, said two Russian S-300 missiles hit the hotel at around 10:30 pm (2030 GMT).
Nine of the 11 injured were hospitalized and two were treated at the scene, with a 35-year-old man injured most seriously, he said.
Located about 30 kilometers from the Russian border, Ukraine’s second-largest city has seen regular and often deadly airstrikes.
Across the border, Russia’s Defense Ministry said it had intercepted three Ukrainian drones over the Tula, Kaluga and Rostov regions around 4:30 a.m. (01:30 GMT) on Thursday.
Governor of the Voronezh region Aleksandr Gusev also reported that a Ukrainian drone had hit “the roof of a non-residential building” overnight, although he said “no damage was caused.”