A fire broke out in a building of the Russian Defense Ministry in the center of Moscow on Wednesday. Black smoke rose in the middle of the city center. Now the cause seems to have been cleared up – at least there is an official version of the story. Whether you can believe her remains to be seen.
Initially, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation reportedly informed the Interfax news agency that a power line had failed. As the media company TASS now reports, the actual cause was a kettle – at least according to the Russian authorities.
Since the war in Ukraine, fires have increased
However, it is also possible that the fire is part of a true series of fires in Russia. Since Kremlin boss Vladimir Putin unleashed war on Ukraine, fires have broken out repeatedly in munitions depots, factories and fuel depots.
Some observers suspect that the mysterious series of fires were the result of targeted attacks by saboteurs who want to help Ukraine. Officials spoke mainly of technical defects – as was the case with the flames at the Ministry of Defense.
Moscow is preparing for an emergency
The anti-missile defense system recently installed on the roof of the Defense Ministry shows the Kremlin’s fear of attacks. The Pantsir-S1 that is there now weighs 35 tons and costs about 15 million euros.
Source: Krone
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