/1. Explosion, as said, on the territory of the Zagorsk optical-mechanical plant in Sergiyev Posad, near Moscow. https://t.co/geNh0B87vPtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
/2. More footage of explosion in Sergiyev Posad, near Moscow. ~520km from Ukraine border.
The cause is not yet known. But in the morning Russian media reported the drone attack on Moscow.
The plant is known for producing military optics for the Russian army.
/3. Approximate geolocation based on the video below.
(56.3220622, 38.1530634)
@GeoConfirmed https://t.co/zq4TrD5l7Mtwitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@GeoConfirmed /4. Russian media claim - “the cause of the explosion in the hangar with pyrotechnics in Sergiev Posad was the "human factor".
A warehouse on an area of 1600 square meters reportedly destroyed.”
@GeoConfirmed /5. “The director of the Piro-Ross company claims that the explosion did not occur in a pyrotechnic warehouse.
According to Sergei Chankaev, the explosion occurred at a nearby warehouse where metal pipes were stored. At the same time, there allegedly were no combustible… twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
@GeoConfirmed /6. Suddenly, footages of shells scattered near the site of the explosion began to appear in the media. https://t.co/X85JJHtL22twitter.com/i/web/status/1…
/7. Another video of the moment of the explosion.
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