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.

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Steve Nov 24th 2009 military, news Tags: , 2 Comments

2 Responses to “Another blast at arms depot in Ulyanovsk”

  1. Carlon 25 Nov 2009 at 4:28 am link comment

    Artillery shells… They should normally be stored and transported separate from their fuses, right?

  2. Lanceon 25 Nov 2009 at 7:50 am link comment

    Got to tell those Russian solders to QUIT smokeing around ammo depots!

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