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A massive fire near Moscow has destroyed a plant that supplies body armour for Vladimir Putin’s troops.
The blaze happened at a plant on Entuziastov Avenue, Obukhovo, in the Moscow region this morning, and no casualties have been reported.
Law enforcement in Russia is investigating whether the inferno was caused by an act of sabotage or arson.
The fire has destroyed 86,000 feet of a warehouse and a workshop.
Workers were evacuated from the plant just as it took hold and more than 100 firefighters tried to save the key production line.
It has been sanctioned by Ukraine for its production of polymer products as well as body armour, helmets, protective shoes and other items.
The destruction of strategic facilities is now a regular occurrence since the war in Ukraine started in 2022.
Ukraine struck a Russian gunpowder plant and missile factory in a suspected kamikaze drone attack in November 2023.
The massive fire broke out at a production facility in Obukhovo in the Moscow region (Picture: Emergency Ministry/east2west new)
Footage showed an explosion and massive fire at the gunpowder plant in Tambov region.
Locals heard an explosion before the giant blaze at the facility which supplies ammunition to the Russian army.
Russia also accused Ukraine of carrying out ‘an act of nuclear terrorism’ after a power plant was targeted in a drone attack in October 2023.
A Ukrainian drone reportedly hit a nuclear waste storage facility at a site in Kursk, western Russia.
The Russian foreign ministry said the strike risked causing ‘a full-scale nuclear catastrophe’ that would have ‘affected many countries’.
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