The explosion at the Russian gunpowder plant kills 5, injuring 20; Arms Ship in Ukraine Strike Oil Refinery, Caspian
AT5 civilians died after a massive explosion at the elastic gunpowder plant near Ryzan, about 100 miles (about 160 km) in the southeast of Moscow on Friday. In the explosion, 20 people were injured, including 10 in critical condition.The explosion occurred a few hours before the meeting of US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Alaska.Local reports stated that more bodies under the rubble could still be implicated, as the explosion triggers a large fire in the convenience, local reports stated that according to the New York Post. “An emergency response headquarters has been established, and all departments and emergency services are working,” said regional governor Pavel Malkov on Telegram.The cause of the explosion remains unconfirmed, although the Russian media has pointed to potential security violations at the plant, a deadly 2021 explosion site that killed 17 people, reported Kieve Independent. The incident occurred overnight with an attack on a Russian oil refinery at Samara Oblast with Ukrainian drones and an enemy ship in Olya port on the Caspian Sea, allegedly carried the Iranian-supply weapons, the New York Post reported. Meanwhile, Russia may have a success in Ukraine, its forces allegedly surrounded Pokarovsk’s strategic port city in Eastern Donnetsk, according to the open-source mapping site deepstate. Ukrainian President Volodimier Zelansky said that the Russian Army continued to face significant losses in its efforts to secure more favorable political positions for the Russian leadership in Alaska. ,He said that Kiev “understands the plan” and is informing its partners about the situation on the ground.
