Explosions at 51st GRAU arsenal in Vladimir region of Russia: schools and businesses are closed, some roads are blocked. PHOTO

In the Kirzhatsky district of the Vladimir region of the Russian Federation, where ammunition is still being detonated in storage facilities, schools and a number of businesses have been closed and roads have been blocked. A state of emergency has been declared in several settlements.

This was announced by the governor Alexander Avdeev, Censor.NET reports citing the ASTRA telegram channel.

Earlier, the governor said that the number of people injured as a result of the shells' detonation had increased to four. According to him, several shells fell on civilian objects.

The Russian Ministry of Defence claims that the explosions on the territory of the military unit where the 51st GRAU arsenal is located were caused by a violation of safety regulations.

Нагадаємо: Ліквідовано до 20 операторів БпЛА. ЗСУ завдали удару по місцю, з якого здійснювався запуск ударних дронів у Курській області.