Another blast at arms depot in Ulyanovsk
Global Security report ...
Eight servicemen were killed and two injured on Monday in a new explosion at an arms depot in the city of Ulyanovsk, in Russia's Volga region, a Defense Ministry spokesman said.
Col. Alexei Kuznetsov said the explosion occurred when ammunition was being loaded into a truck.
This happens just 10 days after since the last ammo dump explosion in Ulyanovsk. RTE News (via. Shooters Log) report ...
The blasts took place while munitions were being detonated in a controlled operation at the city's number 31 arms depot, the Ulyanovsk branch of Russia's FSB security service said in a statement.
May the dead rest in peace, and the military prevent this tragedy happening for a third time.
Got to tell those Russian solders to QUIT smokeing around ammo depots!
Artillery shells… They should normally be stored and transported separate from their fuses, right?