Large fire at Russian oil depot north of Ukrainian border, unconfirmed reports say

[yaesu]

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There are unconfirmed reports of a large fire at an oil depot in the Russian city of Bryansk, around 100 kilometres north of the Ukrainian border. The Guardian has so far been unable to verify the reports.

update: Russia’s Ministry of Emergency Situations has confirmed “the fact of ignition” at an oil depot in the city of Bryansk, the Kremlin-backed television channel and news agency RT has reported, after social media posts suggested there was a large fire at the depot.

It wrote:

Local residents report that explosions were heard. Sirens can be heard in social media videos.

According to locals, explosions and fire occurred in several districts of Bryansk. According to unconfirmed reports, the second source of fire originates in the area where the military unit of the 120th arsenal of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Ministry of Defense is located.

Emergency services began to evacuate residents of houses near the burning oil depot.

NASA’s fire monitoring service, FIRMS, has detected the reported oil depot fires in Bryansk, according to maps on its website:

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[COL Mustard]

1. I have an alibi

And I'll share it with the Russians as soon as I think of what it is.......

[gab13by13]

11. OK, that rules out Colonel Mustard.

[Irish_Dem]

23. I think he was in drawing room with the candlestick.

Too early to determine his innocence or guilt!

[KS Toronado]

28. And I seen Col Mustard light the candlestick in the drawing room

with a 12 inch Blue Diamond match he discarded in the fireplace. So that's my alibi.
Anybody else want to play?

[COL Mustard]

31. Just don't ask Miss Scarlett

What we were doing!!! It’s our little secret!

[KS Toronado]

33. I asked Miss Scarlett, your dirty little secret is out..........

You 2 were watching Rachel reruns

[COL Mustard]

34. Woops. I hope you don't tell Mrs. Mustard....

Or I'm in BIG trouble. She never liked Miss Scarlett....

[KS Toronado]

35. I would never rat you out to Mrs Mustard

What's her phone # ? Mine's BR549

[COL Mustard]

36. What a coincidence!

Mine is 867-5309 but DON'T ask for Jenny!

[rso]

2. Fire

There have been about 5 or 6 such “spontaneous combustion “ events inside Russia in the past week or so. Is it a ukranian air attack, stuxnet-type cyber attacks or internal sabotage ?

[Irish_Dem]

3. I read on another thread that it was perhaps cyber attacks.

But of a very sophisticated kind that only a few countries possess.
(Like the US.)

Cannot find the link and don't know if this is true or not.

[jmbar2]

16. link

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216620202

[Irish_Dem]

17. Thank you jmbar2 !!

Much appreciated.

[rso]

21. Ukraine

Yeah, “stuxnet” cyber attacks, very sophisticated, and we already used it against Iran to sabotage and delay their nuclear program.

[BeyondGeography]

4. My money is on Putin and the FSB

A pretext for martial law and/or chemical weapons. Shades of the ‘99 apartment bombings or any other number of false flag events.

[Beakybird]

6. You're almost certainly wrong: for Putin, people are disposable. Industry is not.

Besides, this stuff isn't getting reported in Russian news as anything but accidental.

[BeyondGeography]

10. I'd love to be wrong

But it’s not like they’re hurting for oil.

[roamer65]

5. What a pity.

[Effete Snob]

7. They've really gotten careless with cigarettes

They need to put up some workplace safety posters or something.

[Lovie777]

8. Isn't it like the 5th structure destroyed in a matter of weeks . . ..

like the 6th oligarch to die of suicide some with family members . . .

??????????????????????????????????????/

[Mariana]

12. ...

[Budi]

13. Think it has anything to do with this? Maybe an offensive move?

I have no comfirmation. Just a coincidental maybe.

We'll have to wait for more info on who was responsible.

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[Beetwasher.]

14. It Appears Russia May be Going Through Some Things

I think Ukraine is laying groundwork for a major counter-offensive.

[liberalla]

25. That is my hope...

[COL Mustard]

32. Putin wants to have something to announce

By May 9. That’s Victory Day from World War II and a major holiday in Russia. I hope he doesn’t have anything to announce. Except maybe his departure.

[jmbar2]

15. Another coincidence?

I posted some other incidents recently at key war facilities... But I'm sure it's just bad luck.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100216620202

[relayerbob]

18. A fire a day keeps the Russians away

[jmbar2]

19. Seems to be two explosions - one an oil depot, and the other at a munitions store

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The Lord works in mysterious ways...

[CanonRay]

20. Those two fires look pretty far apart

So two whatevers?

[CanonRay]

22. Those two fires look pretty far apart

So two whatevers?

[yaesu]

24. update: the second source of fire originates in the area where the military unit of the 120th

arsenal of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Ministry of Defense is located.

[BobTheSubgenius]

26. Oil is not exactly explosive.

There seem to be an awful lot of industrial mishaps in Russia these days. I hope this is as suspicious as it seems.

[SunSeeker]

27. Good. nt

[AllyCat]

29. Hmmm. You don't say?

What a coincidence! Just a bad luck day for the RF for the last week.

[speak easy]

30. 'Overwhelming evidence that the 1999 Moscow apartment bombings were carried out by the FSB'

https://wiretappedamerica.com/2022/03/22/the-moscow-apartment-bombings-of-1999-and-the-curious-rise-of-vladimir-putin/