Fire breaks out at Russian plant producing engines for military vehicles
An explosion and fire broke out overnight at the Zavolzhsky Engine Plant in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod Oblast — a facility known for manufacturing engines used in military equipment, independent outlet Astra wrote on June 3.
“The explosion and fire occurred at the Zavolzhsky Engine Plant in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast. A truck carrying chemicals caught fire inside one of the workshops. One worker was injured,” regional labor inspectors said, according to Astra.
The Zavolzhsky Engine Plant is a Russian manufacturer of gasoline and diesel engines located in the town of Zavolzhye. Journalists noted that the facility produces engines for military vehicles.
Operation Cobweb
On June 1, Ukraine’s SBU conducted a large-scale operation to destroy Russian military aircraft. According to NV sources, over 40 aircraft used by Russia to attack Ukrainian cities — including A-50s, Tu-95s, and Tu-22M3 bombers — were hit.
Aircraft at Olenya and Belaya airbases were struck by drones launched from trucks parked nearby. NV sources estimate damage to Russian aviation at $2 billion.
NV also obtained video footage showing Russian aircraft burning at the targeted airfields. In one clip, the voice of SBU chief Vasyl Maliuk can be heard saying: “This is what the Belaya airfield looks like now — strategic enemy aviation.”
Later, NV sources clarified that 41 aircraft were hit in the operation. The mission was reportedly overseen personally by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and executed by SBU head Vasyl Maliuk and his team.
The operation, they said, was logistically complex and in the making for over a year and a half. First, SBU covertly transported FPV drones into Russia, followed by mobile wooden cabins that concealed the drones under their roofs. Once in position on trucks, the roofs were remotely opened and the drones launched toward the targets.
According to the SBU, the strike damaged strategic Russian aircraft worth approximately $7 billion, including 34% of Russia’s strategic cruise missile carriers stationed at their main bases.
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