{"id":181914,"date":"2023-11-27T19:40:04","date_gmt":"2023-11-27T19:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/?p=181914"},"modified":"2023-11-27T19:40:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-27T19:40:04","slug":"russian-tank-factory-rocked-by-massive-explosion-sending-fireball-into-the-sky-in-latest-blow-to-putins-war-effort-the-sun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotworldreport.com\/world-news\/russian-tank-factory-rocked-by-massive-explosion-sending-fireball-into-the-sky-in-latest-blow-to-putins-war-effort-the-sun\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian tank factory rocked by massive explosion sending fireball into the sky in latest blow to Putin&#x27;s war effort | The Sun"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A RUSSIAN factory making engines for Putin&#x27;s tanks and armoured vehicles has been rocked by a massive explosion. <\/p>\n<p>A fireball shot into the <span>sky<\/span> after the blast at the Chelyabinsk Tractor Plant in the Ural mountains near the border with Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/factory-inferno-russian-tank-factory-862320274.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/factory-inferno-russian-tank-factory-862320229.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>A powerful &quot;explosion&quot; was reported\u00a0by locals &#8211; with footage showing the moment the factory goes up in flames in a huge inferno. <\/p>\n<p>The plant is under US and Ukrainian sanctions as &quot;an enterprise specialising in the production of diesel engines for military equipment for the needs of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>It&#x27;s the latest blow to Vladimir Putin&#x27;s war efforts as Russian bases and factories have been repeatedly hit by sabotage or kamikaze drone attacks.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Chelyabinsk would appear out of range for drones from Ukraine &#8211; but a criminal probe has been launched into the cause of the explosion.<\/p>\n<h2>Read more world news<\/h2>\n<p><source media=\"(-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 1.5)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/newspress-collage-h8zj9brx5-1701048297135.jpg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/newspress-collage-h8zj9brx5-1701048297135.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/newspress-collage-h8zj9brx5-1701048297135.jpg\"><\/picture><span>HOSTAGE AGONY <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Hamas claims dozens of child hostages being held by unknown &#x27;gangs&#x27; 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but it routinely plays down fires at key facilities during the war.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Local sources said later the fire was under control but it was unclear to what extent \u00a0the blaze had impacted on the plant&#x27;s work.<\/p>\n<h2>Most read in The Sun<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/JW_GRACE_DENT_QUITS_V4_COMP.jpg\"><\/picture><span>GRACE SPENT <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Grace Dent QUITS I&#8217;m A Celeb &#8216;on medical grounds&#8217; as fans spot moment she broke<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/newspress-collage-en6xnkgng-1701035825569.jpg\"><\/picture><span>ROSE WHINE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>I&#8217;m A Celeb in &#8216;sexism&#8217; row as Nella Rose slammed over &#8216;toxic&#8217; views about men<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/image-1391.png\"><\/picture><span>WALTZ OFF <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Strictly fans left baffled as &#8216;editing blunder&#8217; is exposed during results show<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/newspress-collage-pehllqp9z-1701025738753.jpg\"><\/picture><span>FOUND SAFE <\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Girl, 9, who vanished while walking a puppy has been &#8216;found safe and well&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Russia has been blighted with a string of mysterious fires and explosions since Putin invaded Ukraine. <\/p>\n<p>And in the border regions, Ukraine has occasionally launched strikes or daring raids to hit back at the Putin.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier this month, a huge explosion rocked a military unit storing Putin&#x27;s prized missiles in Russia.<\/p>\n<p>It is believed the missile depot\u00a0near the city of Volgograd was blasted by kamikaze drones &#8211; triggering a massive blaze.<\/p>\n<p>Footage showed a giant inferno raging following the explosion. <\/p>\n<p>More than 600 people including at least three children were evacuated from military housing at the unit after the blast.<\/p>\n<p>Days before, another\u00a0Russian military base exploded into flames.<\/p>\n<p>Dramatic footage showed a roaring fire at an\u00a0army\u00a0engineering barracks at Kurganinsk in Krasnodar region near Crimea.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile,\u00a0Russia\u00a0also reported a drone attack on a gunpowder plant in Kotovsk, Tambov region, which supplies Putin\u2019s forces in\u00a0Ukraine.<\/p>\n<p>A drone exploded on the roof of a workshop, causing damage and sparking a fire. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/news\/24865556\/russian-tank-factory-massive-explosion-fireball\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A RUSSIAN factory making engines for Putin&#x27;s tanks and armoured vehicles has been rocked by a massive explosion. 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