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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

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Wed Apr 27, 2022, 12:51 PM Apr 2022

Mysterious Explosions Throughout Russia, Belgorod Ammunition Depot on Fire

The sound of explosions broke the stillness of the night in Russia's Belgorod province, near the border with Ukraine, where Russian media reported an ammunition depot was on fire.

The fire broke out in the early hours of Wednesday in the village of Staraya Nelidovka, some 20 miles from the Ukrainian border, Belgorod's regional governor Vyacheslav Gladkov wrote on Telegram, Russian news agency TASS reported.

"I have just contacted the head of the Golovinsky rural settlement, Denis Zolotukhin. According to preliminary information, an ammunition depot is on fire near the village of Staraya Nelidovka," Gladkov wrote on his channel.

"At approximately 03:35 I woke up from a loud bang that sounded like a blast. As I was writing this post, three more blasts were heard," he said.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/mysterious-explosions-throughout-russia-belgorod-ammunition-depot-on-fire/ar-AAWDQje

Sabotage or incompetence?

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Mysterious Explosions Throughout Russia, Belgorod Ammunition Depot on Fire (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Apr 2022 OP
Gee could the Russian people be unhappy with Putin? Srkdqltr Apr 2022 #1
Boom boom boom. cbabe Apr 2022 #2
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