• 01/19/2025

Explosions occur near base of Russia’s Northern Fleet in Murmansk – video

Pravda Ukraine

Residents of Murmansk and Severomorsk, located 12 km away, reported two powerful explosions on the evening of Wednesday, 19 December. Media reports indicate that they could have occurred in the area of the main naval base of the Russian Northern Fleet.

Source: Russian news agency Agentstvo

Details: The explosions were recorded at around 17:30, and a video was later posted on social media.

The Barents Observer, a Norwegian news outlet, reported that the site shown in the video is located 13 km from the Severomorsk-1 military airfield, which is home to a squadron of fighters, bombers and Ka-27 helicopters.

An open weapons depot is situated 11 km away from the site, and to the northwest of Severomorsk-1, there are several installations containing mobile anti-aircraft missiles and electronic warfare antennas.

Media reports suggest that the explosion in the video resembles the detonation of a large quantity of ammunition.

Background: On 18 December, a double-decker passenger and freight train collided in Russia’s Murmansk Oblast, causing seven carriages to derail, specifically three passenger cars and four freight cars.

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