Tank factory explodes in Russia

A major explosion and fire have devastated a Russian factory producing engines for Vladimir Putin's tanks and armored vehicles. The plant, located in the Ural Mountains near the border with Kazakhstan, was filmed in flames. Local witnesses reported a powerful explosion, with a fireball rising into the sky. Although the exact cause of the fire remains unknown, key Russian facilities have frequently been targeted by sabotage or drone attacks. The plant is under US and Ukrainian sanctions, supplying essential equipment to the Russian army, notably for the T-72 and T-90 tanks. A criminal investigation into the explosion has been opened. The first Russian explanation attributed the explosion to a short-circuit in a transformer. The incident follows a major attack by Ukrainian suicide drones on Russia.