One of Russia's largest munitions stockpiles erupted in catastrophic secondary explosions that continued for hours.

Apparently, Ukrainian drones pushed through and started a chain reaction.

Explosions reportedly continued for hours, and authorities evacuated nearby settlements. Initial reports indicate that the site, previously protected by one of Russia’s densest air defense networks, suffered catastrophic damage.

  • Carmakazi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    18 days ago

    I’m pretty sure competent militaries store their munitions in networks of dozens if not hundreds of earthen bunkers per site, specifically so shit like this can’t happen.

    264 kilotons is a fuckload of bombs.

    • perestroika@lemm.eeOPEnglish
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      18 days ago

      Competent ones, I think they do.

      Possible explanations:

      • yet another time, someone had set money aside for personal use, consequently the bunkers had doors made of plywood or roofing tin :)

      • arrival of drones was timed to match the loading / unloading of an ammunition train (that’s when even competent militaries have to bring their stuff out)