Warehouse on Ashuluk range in the Astrakhan region, designed to test anti-missile weapons-Defense Forces (PVO), caught fire on Monday. Departmental Commission has already left in place for inspection.
Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, while last week on a working trip to the Southern Military District, which is subject to Ashuluk, demanded a hundred percent inventory of equipment and weapons storage base, paying attention assessing the technical readiness to perform as intended tasks.
As explained then, “Gazeta.ru” military analyst Alex Leonkov,
since the Soviet era in Russia arsenals and stores were checked only when “something bahnet”, and this should be done at least twice a year.
«June 20 at 9.20 at the site Ashuluk during scheduled work on one of the storage non-combat units target missiles caught fire rocket engine. On the fire place works fire brigades “-. Said the press service of the Defense Ministry
According to the source RIA” News “in the power structures,
of closest to the test site of the village for safety evacuated about 600 people. “The fire was accompanied by strong explosions”, – told the source
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He also said that at about 11.00 MSK the fire was localized. In turn, sources edition of “Caucasian Knot” note that the local hospital advised to be ready to receive victims. Local newspaper “Astrakhan news” citing eyewitnesses reported dead and wounded, according to their data, the site of the fire were about 50 people.
on Interaction Management Head with military units and law enforcement authorities of the Astrakhan Region Governor Administration Volodymyr Khvatkov told “Gazeta.ru” that the comments on the incident will not give. The region’s press service reported that no victims among the population. According to the region, “none of the troops was not close to the warehouse at the time of the fire».
The Ministry of Defence also stated that as a result suffered a fire there, and the fire localized.
Polygon Ashuluk, created in 1960, is a training and research center for combat use anti-aircraft missile air defense forces. At the landfill regularly conducted tests of air defense equipment, including anti-aircraft missile systems S-400, as well as various international exercises such as “Combat Commonwealth”, and spot checks of combat readiness of the troops. landfill covers an area of 4560 square meters. km. To ensure trouble-free operation firings additionally introduced a safety zone with total area of 20 650 hectares.
According to open sources, over the past five years at the site was only two PE. Eight people were killed in the explosion of ammunition at the site August 23, 2011. Two conscripts soldiers died from the resulting detonation of munitions during its recycling August 14, 2013
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it should be noted that on 14 June, the President announced across the country sudden check arsenals and depots of military equipment . Verification will continue until June 22 inclusive. Responsible for conducting appointed Chief of General Staff, Army General Valery Gerasimov and Deputy Minister of Defense for Logistics General Dmitry Bulgakov Army.
Also note that Shoigu ordered during the inspection to ensure strict compliance with safety requirements, weapons safety and ammunition, Except the application of state property damage and prevent negative impacts on the environment.
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