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Who knows what blew up in this Russian weapons explosion accident? August 2019. (Original Post) pwb Jul 2020 OP
That looks like the fireworks factory explosion in Turkey a couple of days ago. usaf-vet Jul 2020 #1
Because it says Russian explosion? pwb Jul 2020 #2
Those were not like the explosions from Turkey which had thousands of little explosions and ... marble falls Jul 2020 #5
Bet it was an ammuntion dump that blew up due to a soldier's misfortune. machoneman Jul 2020 #3
@ 0:14 ,atomics? , thermals ? sure looks it. AllaN01Bear Jul 2020 #4
Ammo dump explosion DetroitLegalBeagle Jul 2020 #6
Fertilizer storage. NCjack Jul 2020 #7
The sound is 10 seconds so... 2 miles away? sarchasm Jul 2020 #8
Trump will claim it was done by a US missile Coleman Jul 2020 #9

usaf-vet

(6,188 posts)
1. That looks like the fireworks factory explosion in Turkey a couple of days ago.
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 09:16 AM
Jul 2020

How do we know it's Russia?

Just Saying.

pwb

(11,276 posts)
2. Because it says Russian explosion?
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 09:34 AM
Jul 2020

Air Force veterans know this is a huge explosion at a long distance. Fireworks? Come on.

marble falls

(57,102 posts)
5. Those were not like the explosions from Turkey which had thousands of little explosions and ...
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 10:27 AM
Jul 2020

sounded like gunfire. The woman in the video was speaking Russian.

machoneman

(4,007 posts)
3. Bet it was an ammuntion dump that blew up due to a soldier's misfortune.
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 09:43 AM
Jul 2020

Long ago now, a Russian naval base ammo dump blew up millions and millions of rubles worth of rockets, torpedos and other explosive orndance with many lives lost. 200-300 died in the multi-day explosions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Severomorsk_Disaster

Coleman

(853 posts)
9. Trump will claim it was done by a US missile
Sat Jul 4, 2020, 05:11 PM
Jul 2020

In retaliation of the bounties.

Vlad had it destroyed to permit Trump to use it as cover for his incompetence.

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