Support The Moscow Times!

Explosion at Chelyabinsk Military Base Kills 1

One man was killed and another injured during an explosion at a military base in the Ural Mountains region of Chelyabinsk, Russian media reported. 

 The blast occurred while private contractors were doing munition disposal work at a military base near the town of Karabash on Wednesday, the government's official Rossiiskaya Gazeta daily reported, citing an unidentified military source.

 Some 30 kilograms of artillery gunpowder exploded, the official said, blaming the blast on a violation of safety procedures, the report said.

 A 65-year-old weapons expert from Moscow has been killed, and a 54-year-old man from Kaliningrad has been hospitalized with serious burns and other injuries, the official was quoted as saying.

 During a similar incident at the military base in 2009, an army lieutenant-colonel was killed and two servicemen were injured when a soldier lit up a cigarette while working with ammunition, Rossiiskaya Gazeta reported.

… we have a small favor to ask.

As you may have heard, The Moscow Times, an independent news source for over 30 years, has been unjustly branded as a "foreign agent" by the Russian government. This blatant attempt to silence our voice is a direct assault on the integrity of journalism and the values we hold dear.

We, the journalists of The Moscow Times, refuse to be silenced. Our commitment to providing accurate and unbiased reporting on Russia remains unshaken. But we need your help to continue our critical mission.

Your support, no matter how small, makes a world of difference. If you can, please support us monthly starting from just 2. It's quick to set up, and you can be confident that you're making a significant impact every month by supporting open, independent journalism. Thank you.

Continue

Read more