The explosion thundered on the afternoon of July 28 in the center of the Russian city of Taganrog (Rostov region). Photos and videos circulating online show a large column of smoke. What caused it – there is no official information yet. Locals speculate that it could have been a missile strike.
Windows were broken in some buildings:
Governor of the Rostov Region Vasily Golubev informedthat a rocket exploded near the Chekhov Garden cafe. There were no deaths, there were several injured, to whom ambulances went to. According to Golubev, four people received minor injuries from broken glass.
Also reportedthat the windows were broken in the building of the State Bank. A column of smoke rose in the city. The cafe building was damaged, a crater 5 by 5 meters formed on the spot.
Telegram channel ASTRA clarified that the explosion occurred two kilometers from the commercial seaport. Its main cargoes are metal and coal. The port serves ships sailing along the Azov, Black and Mediterranean seas.
The reason for the incident is being clarified. In telegram channels that provide photos and videos from the scene, a version of a missile strike is put forward.
According to RIA Novosti, at least four people were injured, cars were damaged, windows were broken in neighboring buildings. Mash writes about ten victims. TASS, citing emergency services, reports that 12 people were injured.
“Either flew in, or something incomprehensible,” eyewitnesses say.
“There may be people under the rubble,” TASS reports.
Let us remind you that earlier Telegraf wrote that a helicopter crashed in Russia, in which a Belarusian woman was among the dead:
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