Three people were killed in a massive explosion at a gunpowder factory producing rocket launchers and air defense systems for the Ukraine conflict around the clock.
According to reports, the Perm Gunpowder Plant, which produces Grad and Smerch weapons for Russian troops, caught fire.
Some witnesses claimed to have witnessed the explosion at the time of the attack, as depicted by video footage of a distant smoke plume.
Two of the victims were allegedly burned alive, and it is feared that others are dead and buried beneath the rubble.
In addition to producing engine charges for aircraft missiles, booster systems for cruise missiles, and products for the A-135 missile defense system, the building also produces engine charges for aircraft missiles and booster systems for cruise missiles.
Saturday around 8 p.m., according to reports, there was an explosion and fire in the large plant sector 12.
The explosion occurred amid suspicions of sabotage in relation to a string of explosions and fires at strategic Russian locations during the war.
According to reports, the Russian Investigative Committee, which is comparable to the FBI in Russia, is conducting an investigation into the explosion on Saturday.
The Perm munitions plant announced last month that it had recruited 350 additional personnel to bolster Putin’s war effort.
The additional personnel would allow the plant to operate in three shifts for 24 hours in order to produce munitions for the Ukraine war.
According to reports, Russia has lacked sufficient missiles to target Ukraine.
On 1 May, three women were killed in a previous explosion at the same Perm defense plant.
During the earlier explosion in May, an eyewitness told the newspaper Komsomolskaya Pravda, “The building suddenly rose into the air.”
One woman named Svetlana was unable to escape, whereas the other girls fled; they were all burned.
Olga’s entire body was burned. She wasn’t even transported to a hospital.
“However, Ulyana was still alive, with 99 percent burns, and her second-grade son is waiting for her at home.”
“I no longer know how to go to work. I wept all night long.
Svetlana Bardakova, 59, Olga Savishchenko, 43, and Ulyana Frants, 36, have been identified as the deceased explosives workers.