Russian Mechnical Plant Explosion Claimed to be From Pyrotechnics Warehouse Struck by Drone Attack
A large explosion in the Moscow region of Russia this morning was reportedly from a rented pyrotechnics warehouse adjacent to a state-owned Rostec industrial plant yard, Zagorsk Optical and Mechanical Plant, an optical and optoelectronic devices for the Russian military, law enforcement agencies, industry and healthcare, according to Russian state media. Russian investigators initially reported it was a drone attack, later adding that the explosion was in part due to improperly stored explosive materials set off by a drone. The warehouse owner claims there were metal pipes inside instead. The explosion is claimed to have taken place at the warehouse owned by the Piro-ross company, in the city of Sergiyev Posad, around 60 kilometers northeast of Moscow.