A powerful explosion thundered in the city of Kireevsk, Tula region
In the city of Kireevsk, Tula region, an explosion sounded, according to preliminary data, two people were injured, and there were damages in neighboring houses. The cause of the explosion has not yet been established, two versions are being put forward - a Ukrainian drone and a WWII projectile.
According to eyewitnesses, the explosion was strong enough, three private households were damaged, as well as one multi-storey building. Two people were injured from flying glasses, they were provided with medical assistance. According to updated data, the explosion occurred on the backyard of one of the private houses on Dorozhnikov Kireevska Street.
- reported in the emergency services.
Law enforcement officers, sappers and emergency services are working at the scene of the explosion. The preliminary version is the explosion of a shell left over from the time of the Great Patriotic War, since Kireevsk in those years became the scene of fierce battles between the Red Army fighters and the fascist invaders. Ammunition from those times is still found in the city.
This version is supported by a large funnel and the absence of any obvious parts from drone, although the version with the Ukrainian UAV is also not discounted. Some TG channels have already stated that it could be a Soviet-made Strizh Tu-141 drone, a number of such UAVs are in service with the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Kiev is using them quite actively. For example, on February 6, the Ukrainian "Strizh" crashed in the Kaluga region.
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