Russian mystery fires (2022–present) explained

The Russian mystery fires are a series of unusual fires and explosions that have occurred since the invasion of Ukraine,[1] [2] which have not been formally explained.[3] There have been many notable arson attacks on military recruitment offices in Russia since the beginning of the war,[4] and there has been speculation that some of the fires or explosions have been the result of sabotage efforts by Russian partisans[5] (such as Svoboda Rossii or Atesh partisan legion[6]) or Ukrainian saboteurs.[7]

Overview

A "yellow" (medium) terrorist threat level was introduced[8] in Bryansk, Kursk, and Belgorod oblasts, as well as some districts of Voronezh Oblast, Krasnodar Krai, and northern Crimea. Starting from the end of March, a series of incidents and explosions were reported in border regions of Bryansk, Kursk, Belgorod, and Voronezh Oblasts. Russian officials reported mortar shelling, drone attacks, and helicopter gunship attacks allegedly coming "from the Ukrainian side".[9] [10]

The Ukrainian side refused to confirm or deny involvement in incidents at strategic locations.[11] There were allegations that some of the fires or explosions were the result of Ukrainian sabotage.[12] [13]

In May, a series of incidents on railway lines in Russia impeded the deployment of troops and military equipment to Ukraine; responsibility for these incidents was claimed by the Internet movement "Stop the Wagons" (a reference to the Russian anti-war slogan "Stop the War").

List of reported fires

2022

LocationDateFacilityDeathsCoordinates
Kstovo22 March 2022Oil depot[14]
Belgorod1 April 2022Oil depot150.5916°N 36.6703°W
Belgorod region12 April 2022Railway bridge[15]
Tver21 April 2022Central Research Institute of the Aerospace Defense Forces[16] 7
Kineshma21 April 2022Chemical plant[17]
Korolyov, Moscow Oblast22 April 2022Industrial zone where many enterprises of the space and rocket industry are located[18]
Barvikha23 April 2022Governor's residence in Moscow Region[19]
Bryansk25 April 2022Fuel depot holding 5,000 tonnes of fuel.[20] 2nd Branch of Military Unit 55443–90.[21]
Ussuriysk25 April 2022Military air base[22]
Belgorod27 April 2022Ammunition depot[23]
Moscow28 April 2022Fires and explosions on Moscow's Kustanayskaya street[24]
Ilyinskoye30 April 2022GRES-2 power plant[25] 52.024°N 75.4763°W
Perm1 May 2022FKP gunpowder plant[26]
Moscow3 May 2022"Warehouse of a pro-Kremlin publishing house".[27]
Nizhny Novgorod4 May 2022Industrial zone[28]
Nizhnevartovsk4 May 2022Military enlistment office[29]
Kursk5 May 2022Unknown[30]
Perm8 May 2022Aviation college
Dubovoye, Belgorod Oblast11 May 2022Unknown[31]
12 May 2022Military installation[32]
Berdsk17 May 2022Chemical plant[33]
Zhukovsky21 May 2022Fire at the substation in TsAGI (aviation institute)[34]
Moscow24 May 2022Saint Peter and Paul Church[35] [36]
Moscow3 June 2022Grand Setun Plaza Building, business center with Pension Fund of Russia offices[37]
Komsomolsk-on-Amur4 June 2022Rosgvardia (National Guard of the Russian Federation) building[38]
Sarov, Nizhny Novgorod8 June 2022Rosatom (Nuclear) Institute of Digital Technologies[39]
Sergiyev Posad8 June 2022Zagorsk Optical-Mechanical Plant warehouse (optical, thermal & night-vision sighting systems)[40]
Vladivostok8 June 2022Military enlistment office[41]
Ust-Luga10 June 2022"Factor" timber terminal[42] owned by oligarch Ramis Deberdeyev
data-sort-value="Gulevka"near Gulevka11 June 2022Druzhba pipeline[43]
Angarsk23 June 2022LPG station (liquefied petroleum gas station)[44] 0
Moscow3 July 2022Residential skyscraper[45]
data-sort-value="Moscow"near Moscow3 August 2022e-commerce warehouse[46] 1
Volokolamsk12 September 2022Plastic chip depot warehouse[47]
Novokuznetsk26 September 2022Steel plant owned by Putin ally Roman Abramovich[48] 0
Moscow9 October 2022Television and radio tower[49]
Belgorod11 October 2022Electricity substation[50]
Ryazan21 October 2022Gunpowder factory[51] 16
Saint Petersburg26 October 2022Warehouse[52] 0
Stalnoi Kon16 November 2022Oil depot[53] 0
data-sort-value="Saint Petersburg"near Saint Petersburg19 November 2022Gas pipeline[54] 0
Moscow21 November 2022Warehouse near three railway stations[55] 5
Angarsk27 November 2022Angarsk Petrochemical Plant (largest oil refinery in Russia)[56] 0
Surazh29 November 2022Oil storage tank[57] 0
Perm30 November 2022Thermal Power Plant #9 (roof of the turbine room)[58] 0
Khimki9 December 2022MEGA Khimki Shopping Centre, explosion and fire covering [59] 155.9111°N 37.3964°W
Barnaul9 December 2022Tyre manufacturing plant[60] 0
Moscow10 December 2022Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts[61] 055.7468°N 37.6032°W
Balashikha12 December 2022Shopping center[62] 055.7253°N 37.9872°W
Nizhnekamsk12 December 2022Synthetic rubber factory[63] 0
Saint Petersburg13 December 2022Machine-building plant[64] 0
Angarsk15 December 2022Angarsk Petrochemical Plant[65] 2
Vladivostok17 December 2022Confectionery factory warehouse[66] 0
Snezhinsk18 December 2022Shopping center[67] 0
Verkhnemarkovo, Irkutsk Oblast18 December 2022Oil and gas condensate field[68] 057.3372°N 107.0525°W
Kalinino, Chuvashia20 December 2022Gas pipeline[69] 3
Kurgan20 December 2022Kamaz auto service center[70] 0
Murmansk22 December 2022Admiral Kuznetsov aircraft carrier[71] 0
Moscow23 December 2022Military base[72] 0
Murmansk24 December 2022Supply base[73] 0
Novosibirsk26 December 2022Warehouse[74]
Saint Petersburg29 December 2022Warehouse[75] [76] 0
Kronstadt30 December 2022Oil tanker[77] 0
Rostov Nuclear Power Plant31 December 2022Transformer substation1

2023

LocationDateFacilityDeathsCoordinates
Novy Oskol3 January 2023Military facility[78]
Saint Petersburg5 January 2023Agricultural machinery plant[79] 2
Moscow6 January 2023Foreign Ministry[80] 0
Barnaul8 January 2023Shopping center[81] 0
Bratsk9 January 2023Military enlistment office[82] [83] 0
Moscow10 January 2023Auto service[84] 0
Ust-Ilimsk, Irkutsk Oblast10 January 2023Sosnovaya Liniya timber mill[85] 0
Moscow11 January 2023Construction site[86] 0
Saint Petersburg12 January 2023Warehouse[87] 0
Manzherok, Altai Republic17 January 2023Hotel[88] 0
Angarsk21 January 2023Oil depot[89]
Kirov25 January 2023Church[90] 0
Moscow28 January 2023Warehouse[91]
Kstovo7 February 2023Oil refinery[92] 0
Novoshakhtinsk8 February 2023Oil refinery[93] 0
Yeremeytsevo, Yaroslavl Oblast13 February 2023Pipeline[94] 0
Krasnoyarsk13 February 2023Warehouse[95] 0
Yangiskain, Bashkortostan13 February 2023Livestock complex[96] 0
Moscow14 February 2023Car service station[97] 0
Kazan14 February 2023Rubber warehouse[98]
Kolomna14 February 2023Warehouse[99]
Magadan17 February 2023Truck warehouse[100]
Ufa17 February 2023Chemical plant[101] 0
Krasnoyarsk22 February 2023Warehouse[102] 0
Moscow26 February 2023Textile plant[103] 0
Tuapse28 February 2023Oil terminal[104] 0
Saint Petersburg1 March 2023Warehouse[105] 0
Saint Petersburg2 March 2023Textile warehouse and office complex[106] 1
Vidnoye, Moscow Oblast5 March 2023Coke and gas works[107]
Moscow7 March 2023Interior Ministry building[108]
Kolyubakino, Moscow Oblast11 March 2023Plastic production facility[109] 0
Moscow11 March 2023Spas TV office building[110] 0
Odintsovo13 March 2023Warehouse0
Rostov-on-Don16 March 2023FSB building[111] 1
Dolgoprudny18 March 2023Chemical plant[112] 0
Yaroslavl23 March 2023Yaroslavl Motor Plant[113] 0
Aramil, Sverdlovsk Oblast24 March 2023Research-and-production enterprise[114] 0
Aksay, Rostov Oblast25 March 2023Warehouse[115] 0
Pelym, Sverdlovsk Oblast30 March 2023Gas pipeline[116] 0
Moscow5 April 2023Defense ministry[117] 0
Voronezh7 April 2023Aircraft plant[118] 0
Nakhabino, Moscow Oblast10 April 2023Auto parts warehouse[119] [120] 0
Kazan16 April 2023Tank training ground[121] 0
Stavropol4 May 2023Concrete production plant[122] 0
Moscow4 May 2023Administrative building[123] 0
Odintsovo30 May 2023Paper warehouse[124] 3
Novocherkasskaya, Rostov Oblast14 June 2023Power station [125] 0
Voronezh24 June 2023Fuel depot [126] 0
Sergiyev Posad9 August 2023Optics plant[127] 2
Makhachkala, Dagestan14 August 2023Fuel station[128] [129] 35
St. Petersburg3 September 2023Ruchi oil depot[130]
Krasnoyarsk4 OctoberKrasnoyarsk Aluminium Smelter[131]
Moscow26 October 2023Thermoelectric Power Plant[132]
Chelyabinsk26 November 2023Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant[133]

2024

LocationDateFacilityDeathsCoordinates
near St Petersburg21 January 2024Gas terminal[134]
Belgorod15 February 2024Shopping center[135] 4-6
Vyborg19 May 2024Oil depot[136]
Moscow[137] 14 June 2024Sukhoi Design Bureau
Moscow24 June 2024Platan Research Institute[138] 8

See also

Notes

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Notes and References

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  50. News: Head of south Russian region says thousands left without power after Ukrainian shelling . 11 October 2022 . Reuters . 11 October 2022 . 11 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221011143212/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/governor-russias-belgorod-region-says-thousands-left-without-power-after-2022-10-11/ . live.
  51. News: AP News . 16 killed in Russian gunpowder factory blast . www.apnews.com . 21 October 2022 . AP News . 21 October 2022 . 24 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221124083525/https://apnews.com/article/europe-explosions-russia-fires-moscow-d6e6020d8a1cdeac37c62ef2d2a8afe8/ . live.
  52. News: Ukrainska Pravda . Large-scale fire in Russian warehouse . www.pravda.com . 26 October 2022 . Ukrainska Pravda . 26 October 2022 . 31 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221031071344/https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/10/26/7373513/ . live.
  53. News: mil.in.ua . An explosion occurred at an oil depot in the Oriol region of the Russian Federation . mil.in.ua . 16 November 2022 . mil.in.ua . 16 November 2022 . 18 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221118075059/https://mil.in.ua/en/news/an-explosion-occurred-at-an-oil-depot-in-the-oriol-region-of-the-russian-federation/ . live.
  54. News: Explosion reported outside Petersburg . New York Post . 19 November 2022 . New York Post . 11 November 2022 . 19 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221119142826/https://nypost.com/2022/11/19/explosion-reported-outside-petersburg/ . live.
  55. News: Warehouse Fire Near Moscow Train Station Leaves Several Dead . Moscow Times . 21 November 2022 . 21 November 2022 . 21 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221121081318/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/11/21/warehouse-fire-near-moscow-train-stations-leaves-several-dead-a79439 . live.
  56. News: Largest oil refinery in Siberia on fire . Ukraine Today . 27 November 2022 . 27 November 2022 . 28 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221128080433/https://ukrainetoday.org/2022/11/27/largest-oil-refinery-in-siberia-on-fire/ . live.
  57. News: Fire at oil storage tank in Russia's Bryansk region - governor . 29 November 2022 . Reuters . 29 November 2022 . 30 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221130062028/https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/fire-oil-storage-tank-russias-bryansk-region-governor-2022-11-30/ . live.
  58. News: Major fire in Russian thermal power plant leaves 2 injured . Mehr News Agency . 30 November 2022 . 30 November 2022 . 30 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221130143757/https://en.mehrnews.com/news/194317/Major-fire-in-Russian-thermal-power-plant-leaves-2-injured . live.
  59. News: Mega Khimki shopping mall engulfed in flames, fire spreads to 18,000 square meters . TASS . https://web.archive.org/web/20221209060851/https://tass.com/emergencies/1548145 . 9 December 2022 . 9 December 2022.
  60. News: Charter 97 . Another Large-Scale Fire In Russia: Major Plant Burning In Barnaul . 9 December 2022 . 9 December 2022 . 9 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221209151647/https://charter97.org/en/news/2022/12/9/527517/ . live.
  61. News: Oli Smith . Russia's main art museum goes up in flames as footage sparks panic in Moscow . The Express . 10 December 2022 . 10 December 2022 . 10 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221210084405/https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1707783/Russia-Pushkin-State-Museum-Fine-Arts-fire-blaze-firefighters-Moscow-Putin-latest . live.
  62. Web site: Roscoe . Matthew . Breaking: Stroypark shopping centre in Balashikha, Moscow region is on fire . EuroWeekly . 12 December 2022 . 12 December 2022 . 12 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221212074428/https://euroweeklynews.com/2022/12/12/breaking-stroypark-shopping-centre-in-balashikha-moscow-region-is-on-fire/ . live.
  63. Web site: Large-scale fire in industrial zone in Tatarstan: 10,000 square metres in flames . 12 December 2022 . 13 December 2022 . 13 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221213091424/https://news.yahoo.com/large-scale-fire-industrial-zone-140214409.html . live.
  64. Web site: В Петербурге загорелся завод "Звезда" . In St. Petersburg the Zvezda plant went on fire . news.ru . 13 December 2022 . Russian . 13 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221213091423/https://news.ru/regions/v-peterburge-proizoshel-pozhar-na-territorii-zavoda-zvezda/ . live .
  65. News: 2 people killed in explosion at Siberia's largest oil refinery . 15 December 2022 . The Moscow Times . 15 December 2022 . 15 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221215070222/https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/12/15/2-people-killed-in-explosion-at-siberias-largest-oil-refinery-a79704 . live.
  66. Web site: Large-scale fire broke out in Vladivostok, Russia . Ukrainska Pravda . 17 December 2022 . 17 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221217171204/https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/12/17/7381199/ . live.
  67. Web site: A shopping center burned down in Russia, there are victims . 18 December 2022 . 18 December 2022 . 18 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221218214619/https://au.topnews.media/ukraine/a-shopping-center-burned-down-in-russia-there-are-victims/ . live.
  68. News: Fire under control at unit of Siberian oil and gas condensate field . Reuters . 18 December 2022 . 18 December 2022 . 18 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221218195146/https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/unit-siberian-oil-gas-condensate-field-catches-fire-2022-12-18/ . live.
  69. Web site: Three dead as blast west of Kazan shuts Russia-Ukraine gas export pipeline - TASS . Yahoo News . 20 December 2022 . 20 December 2022 . 20 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221220132835/https://news.yahoo.com/blast-west-kazan-shuts-russia-122926775.html . live.
  70. Web site: В Кургане произошел пожар в КАМАЗ-центре . A fire happened in the KAMAZ Center in Kurgan . 21 December 2022 . Russian . 21 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221221133048/https://kurgan.bezformata.com/listnews/kurgane-proizoshel-pozhar-v-kamaz/112646219/ . live.
  71. Web site: Fire on Russia's sole aircraft carrier extinguished, no damage — company . TASS . 25 December 2022 . 25 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221225062309/https://tass.com/emergencies/1554367 . live.
  72. Web site: Moscow military base goes up in flames in latest mystery fire to hit Russia . Metro . 23 December 2022 . 25 December 2022 . 25 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221225121209/https://metro.co.uk/2022/12/23/moscow-military-base-goes-up-in-flames-in-latest-mystery-fire-to-hit-russia-17987219/ . live.
  73. Web site: A large-scale fire broke out in Murmansk, Russia: a supply base is on fire (photo) . Ukraine Today . 24 December 2022 . 25 December 2022 . 25 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221225115009/https://ukrainetoday.org/2022/12/24/a-large-scale-fire-broke-out-in-murmansk-russia-a-supply-base-is-on-fire-photo/ . live.
  74. Web site: Large-scale fire in Novosibirsk, Russia: eyewitnesses report explosions . Ukrainska Pravda . 26 December 2022 . 26 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221226131323/https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2022/12/26/7382406/ . live.
  75. Web site: A warehouse caught fire in St. Petersburg . 29 December 2022 . 29 December 2022 . 29 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221229191549/https://oopstop.com/a-warehouse-caught-fire-in-st-petersburg-eadaily-december-29-2022-society-news-russia-news/ . live.
  76. Web site: Усмирили через четыре часа. Пожар на Непокоренных локализован . Fontanka.ru . 29 December 2022 . 29 December 2022 . 29 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221229190642/https://www.fontanka.ru/2022/12/29/71941853/ . live.
  77. Web site: Oil tanker Arktika caught fire in St. Petersburg . 30 December 2022 . 30 December 2022 . 30 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221230164017/https://russianfreepress.com/2022/12/30/oil-tanker-arktika-caught-fire-in-st-petersburg/ . live.
  78. Web site: Military facility on fire near Russia's Belgorod . 3 January 2023 . 12 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230112083800/https://english.nv.ua/nation/military-facility-on-fire-near-russia-s-belgorod-russia-ukraine-war-news-50295215.html . live.
  79. Web site: Major fire tears through factory in latest mysterious blaze to hit Russia . Metro . 5 January 2023 . 5 January 2023 . 5 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230105123345/https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/05/huge-blaze-tears-through-factory-in-latest-mystery-inferno-to-hit-russia-18045796/ . live.
  80. Web site: В Москве ликвидировали пожар в здании МИД РФ . A fire has been extinguished in the Foreign Ministry building in Moscow . m24 . 6 January 2023 . Russian . 6 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230106174959/https://www.m24.ru/videos/proisshestviya/06012023/538465 . live.
  81. Web site: В Барнауле произошёл крупный пожар в ТЦ "Успех" . A big fire happened in the Uspekh Shopping Center in Barnaul . amic.ru . 9 January 2023 . 9 January 2023 . Russian . 9 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230109132632/https://www.amic.ru/news/proisshestviya/v-barnaule-proizoshel-krupnyy-pozhar-v-tc-uspeh-516130 . live .
  82. Web site: Di Santolo . Alessandra Scotto . Russian military conscription centre goes up in flames in blow for Putin . www.express.co.uk . 9 January 2023 . Express Newspapers . 9 January 2023 . 9 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230109100401/https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1718614/Russian-military-conscription-centre-fire-Bratsk-Ukraine-war-Vladimir-Putin . live.
  83. Web site: Ground News . Russian Enlistment Office Set on Fire Amid Mobilization Fears: Reports . ground.news . Ground News . 9 January 2023 . 12 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230112083802/https://ground.news/article/military-enlistment-office-caught-fire-in-bratsk . live.
  84. Web site: Очевидец пожара в автосервисе в Москве рассказала, что огонь распространялся "очень быстро" . A witness of the fire in an auto service in Moscow said that the fire spread very fast . gazeta.ru . 10 January 2023 . 10 January 2023 . Russian . 12 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230112083803/https://www.gazeta.ru/social/news/2023/01/10/19451911.shtml . live .
  85. Web site: Russia hit by another mystery fire - the latest is a huge Siberian timber plant . msn.com . 12 January 2023 . 12 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230112083800/https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/russia-hit-by-another-mystery-fire-the-latest-is-a-huge-siberian-timber-plant/vi-AA16dpaW?category=foryou . live.
  86. Web site: A cabin with a ton of diesel fuel exploded in New Moscow: six cars burned down (VIDEO) . . 11 January 2023 . 12 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230112083816/https://en.newizv.ru/news/2023-01-11/a-cabin-with-a-ton-of-diesel-fuel-exploded-in-new-moscow-six-cars-burned-down-video-393234 . live.
  87. Web site: Russian warehouse 'goes up in flames and turns to ashes' after huge mystery fire . . 12 January 2023 . 12 January 2023.
  88. Web site: There were footage of the fire of the largest unfinished hotel in Russia . West Observer . 17 January 2023 . 20 January 2023.
  89. Web site: Fire reported at Russian oil depot . . 21 January 2023 . 21 January 2023.
  90. Web site: In Russia, a church where 'mobics' were blessed before being sent to Ukraine caught fire . . 25 January 2023 . 25 January 2023.
  91. Web site: Fire breaks out at construction market warehouse in Moscow region . . 28 January 2023.
  92. News: Russia's Lukoil: NORSI refinery operating normally after fire put out . . 7 February 2023 . 8 February 2023.
  93. News: Fire breaks out at Russian oil refinery near Ukrainian border . . 8 February 2023 . 8 February 2023.
  94. News: Gas flow continues after fire at Russian pipeline, no injuries . . 13 February 2023 . 13 February 2023.
  95. Web site: In Krasnoyarsk, they continue to extinguish a fire in warehouses with alcohol and wood . Scoop Trade . 14 February 2023.
  96. Web site: IN BASHKIRIA, A FIRE BROKE OUT IN A LIVESTOCK COMPLEX . Ozarab Media . 14 February 2023 . 14 February 2023.
  97. Web site: Large-scale fire breaks out in Moscow . . 14 February 2023.
  98. Web site: Пожар в Кировском районе Казани произошел на складе резины . A fire in the Kirov District of Kazan occurred at a rubber warehouse . 27 February 2023 . Russian.
  99. Web site: Large-Scale Fire Breaks Out Near Moscow Close To Plant Manufacturing Iskanders . 27 February 2023.
  100. Web site: Fire breaks out in truck warehouse in Magadan, Russia . . 27 February 2023.
  101. Web site: Fire breaks out at chemical plant in Russia . . 17 February 2023 . 27 February 2023.
  102. Web site: Ten people evacuated from burning warehouse in Krasnoyarsk . . 22 February 2023.
  103. Web site: Another plant on fire in Moscow . Perild . 27 February 2023.
  104. Web site: Fire breaks out at Rosneft oil terminal in Krasnodar Krai after two reported drone explosions . . 28 February 2023.
  105. Web site: A warehouse with fuels and lubricants is on fire on Vasilyevsky Island in St. Petersburg . Scoop Trade . 3 March 2023.
  106. Web site: Еще двое госпитализированы с пожара в офисном здании на Промышленной . Two more hospitalized after a fire in an office building on Promyshlennaya Street . . 2 March 2023 . 3 March 2023.
  107. Web site: Blast at coke gas works in Moscow region's Vidnoye followed by fire . 2023-03-06 . TASS.
  108. Web site: Fire breaks out in Moscow's main police department building . 9 March 2023 . TASS.
  109. Web site: Major fire reported at plastic production facility near Moscow . 11 March 2023 . TASS.
  110. Web site: Spas propaganda channel caught fire in Moscow . 11 March 2023 . Byri.
  111. News: Security building on fire in Russia's Rostov-on-Don . BBC News . 16 March 2023 . 16 March 2023 .
  112. Web site: Fire at large chemical plant near Moscow . 19 March 2023 . Ukrainska Pravda.
  113. Web site: Russian Factory That Makes Nuclear Missile Engines Catches Fire . 23 March 2023 . Newsweek. 23 March 2023 .
  114. Web site: Fire erupts at research-and-production enterprise in Ural Mountains . 24 March 2023 . TASS.
  115. Web site: A fire broke out in a warehouse with cellulose products in the Rostov region . 26 March 2023 . Social Bites. 25 March 2023 .
  116. News: Gas pipeline under repair in Siberia catches fire -Tass . 30 March 2023 . Reuters. 29 March 2023 .
  117. News: Small fire extinguished at building of Russian defence ministry in Moscow - agencies . 5 April 2023 . Reuters. 5 April 2023 .
  118. Web site: Explosion occurs near aircraft plant of Russian Defence Ministry in Voronezh . 9 April 2023 . Yahoo News. 7 April 2023 .
  119. Web site: Not a day goes by without a "cotton": an explosion near Moscow and a large-scale fire in a warehouse. Video. . 10 April 2023 . Obozrevatel.
  120. Web site: Auto parts warehouse outside Moscow reportedly on fire — video . 10 April 2023 . The New Voice of Ukraine.
  121. News: Styllis . George . Ukraine war: Fire breaks out at Russian tank training ground . The Telegraph . 15 April 2023 . Telegraph Media Group Limited . 5 May 2023.
  122. Web site: Major fire occurs near plant in Russian Stavropol Krai . 4 May 2023 . Ukrainska Pravda.
  123. Web site: Fakty . Burning brightly: a fire broke out in an administrative building in Moscow . fakty.com.ua . Fakty . 5 May 2023.
  124. News: 2023-05-30 . Three die in paper warehouse fire near Moscow - RIA . en . Reuters . 2023-05-30.
  125. Web site: Fire Engulfs Russian Power Plant Near Ukraine Border . 14 June 2023.
  126. Web site: Massive Fire At Fuel Depot In Russian City Amid Mutiny By Mercenary Group . 24 June 2023.
  127. News: 2023-08-09 . One dead and dozens injured in Russia factory explosion . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-08-11.
  128. News: 2023-08-15 . Fire at Russian fuel station kills 35, scores injured . en . Reuters . 2023-08-15.
  129. News: 2023-08-15 . Dozens Reported Dead in Fire at Gas Station in Southern Russia . The New York Times . en . 2023-08-15 . Troianovski . Anton .
  130. Web site: Stambaugh . Darya Tarasova,Alex . 2023-09-03 . Fire erupts at oil depot in St. Petersburg . 2024-06-14 . CNN . en.
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  132. Web site: Thermoelectric power plant which heats 1.5 million households in Moscow on fire . 2024-06-14 . Ukrainska Pravda . en.
  133. Web site: Plant manufacturing engines for military equipment on fire in Russia’s Chelyabinsk . 2024-06-14 . Ukrainska Pravda . en.
  134. News: Russia: Explosion causes large fire at gas terminal . 2024-06-14 . en-GB.
  135. Web site: Reporter . Isabel van Brugen . 2024-02-15 . Explosions in Russia's Belgorod spark "new weapon" fears . 2024-06-14 . Newsweek . en.
  136. Web site: An explosion occurs at an oil depot in Vyborg . 2024-06-14 . Militarnyi . en-US.
  137. Web site: In Moscow, leading aircraft manufacturer on fire . 2024-06-14 . RBC-Ukraine . en.
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