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☆ Russia’s ‘August curse’ sees war come home
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Matthew Chance | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

Moscow CNN —In years past, the month of August was often greeted in Russia with a degree of caution, even alarm. Russians spoke in whispered tones of their “August curse” to explain the unusually high number of deadly accidents, terrorist attacks, or outbreaks of war. For a long time now that curse seemed to have been lifted and almost forgotten, reducing the month to just another hot summer interlude. In the Black Sea, Russia’s military and commercial fleets have come under attack from Ukrainian naval drones this month, threatening Russian supply and trade routes. There has been a strict crackdown on dissent in Russia, particularly around criticisms of the war in Ukraine.

Persons: We’re, ”, Russia’s Organizations: Moscow CNN —, CNN, Kremlin Locations: Moscow, Russia, Ukraine, Sergiev

☆ Video captures mushroom cloud towering over a town near Moscow after a massive explosion rocked a Russian factory
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

An explosion erupted at a warehouse near the Russian capital of Moscow on Wednesday. The blast at the Zagorsk Optical-Mechanical Plant left dozens of people injured, reports said. The governor of the Moscow region said the warehouse was being used to store fireworks. Dramatic videos that circulated on social media captured the moments immediately after the blast at the Zagorsk Optical-Mechanical Plant in Sergiev Posad and showed a massive mushroom cloud looming over the area. According to The Moscow Times, the factory has produced things like night-vision devices and binoculars for the Russian security forces.

Persons: Posad, Andrei Vorobyov, Piro Ross Organizations: Wednesday, Plant, Service, Moscow Times, TASS, Associated Press, Russia's, Firefighters, Russian Emergencies Ministry, REUTERS Locations: Moscow, Wall, Silicon, Sergiev Posad, Moscow Region, Russia, Sergiev

☆ Video footage shows the moment of a massive explosion at a factory near Moscow
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Robert Leslie | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: 1 min

A blast shook the Russian town of Sergiev Posad on Wednesday, injuring at least 45 people, according to local authorities. The explosion occurred at a factory 50 kilometers northeast of Moscow that produces optical equipment for industry and healthcare, as well as for Russian security forces. The Russian state news agency TASS reported that the explosion happened in a warehouse containing pyrotechnic equipment. According to TASS, local emergency services do not believe the incident was the result of a Ukrainian attack. Moscow has been hit in recent months with a number of drone attacks, which Russia has blamed on Ukraine.

Persons: Sergiev Posad Organizations: TASS Locations: Sergiev, Moscow, Russian, Russia, Ukraine

☆ Blast at plant near Moscow injures at least 25, Russian state media reports
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-09 | by ( Uliana Pavlova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —At least 25 people were injured in an explosion at an industrial plant northeast of Moscow, Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported Wednesday. The blast took place in the area of the boiler room at Zagorsk Optical and Mechanical Plant, in the town of Sergiev Posad, state news agency TASS reported. The plant is a developer and manufacturer for optical and optoelectronic devices for the Russian military, law enforcement agencies, industry and healthcare. The source of the detonation was a pyrotechnics warehouse rented by a third company on the site of the plant, RIA Novosti said, citing local authorities. Two of the people injured were hospitalized, the Ministry of Emergency Situations said, reported RIA Novosti.

Organizations: CNN, RIA Novosti, Windows, Ministry, Emergency, RIA Locations: Moscow, Russian, Sergiev

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