Flames engulfed the entire multi-storey building of the institute, and the roof collapsed. The fire is raging on an area of 1,500 square meters, the Interfax agency said.
According to various sources, two to three dozen wounded needed medical treatment. Some were injured when they jumped out of the windows, Medusa’s server wrote. 13 people were hospitalized in local hospitals, TASS wrote.
The roof, the roof.
The roof of military research institute in Tver’ has partially collapsed. Number of wounded increased to 30 https://t.co/fLx8u2Wdpf
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According to Interfax, the fire at the Institute of Air and Space Defense (NII VKO) broke out in the morning. The personnel were evacuated under the command of the Tver garrison. The fire brigade, which will be attended by 240 people and also a fire helicopter, is coordinated by the crisis staff. 14 ambulances arrived on the scene.
Experts are investigating the causes of the fire. According to the TASS agency, she may have had a power failure in the old building. Experts also measure the air quality in the surrounding residential areas due to the dense smoke from the fire. The authorities assure that they have the situation under control. The fire is being investigated by the military prosecutor’s office.
Tver, called Kalinin during Soviet times, is located about 180 kilometers northwest of Moscow. About 430,000 people live in the center of the Tver region. According to TASS, the institute is located right in the city center.
Iskander, codenamed NATO SS-26 Stone, is a short-range solid-fuel missile with an effective range of approximately 500 kilometers. After firing, the missile does not fly on a purely ballistic trajectory, but is able to maneuver and launch deceptive targets. As a result, according to many experts, there is no effective defense against it. The maximum speed of the rocket is 6 to 7 times the speed of sound.
Russian army missiles 9K720 Iskander with conventional warheads also deployed against key targets in Ukrainian territory. Thanks to its accuracy (circular deviation from the target is in the order of 5-7 meters) is to destroy mainly command posts, anti-aircraft defense, airports and ammunition depots. The Russian army has about 140 launchers, each carrying two 9M720 ballistic missiles.
The second version, called the Iskander-K, uses a pair of 9M728 cruising missiles instead of ballistic missiles with an estimated range of 500 km. These missiles move at subsonic speed at a low altitude, about ten meters, copy the terrain and avoid obstacles. Both ballistic missiles and Iskander cruising missiles are capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
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