{"id":47978,"date":"2025-04-24T21:48:30","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T01:48:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/new-satellite-image-shows-tremendous-damage-after-one-of-russias-largest-ammo-depots-exploded\/24\/04\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-04-24T21:48:30","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T01:48:30","slug":"new-satellite-image-shows-tremendous-damage-after-one-of-russias-largest-ammo-depots-exploded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/new-satellite-image-shows-tremendous-damage-after-one-of-russias-largest-ammo-depots-exploded\/24\/04\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"New satellite image shows tremendous damage after one of Russia&#8217;s largest ammo depots exploded"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One of Russia&#8217;s largest ammunition depots exploded earlier in the week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Satellite imagery captured on Thursday shows significant damage at the site northeast of Moscow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The image appears to show destroyed buildings and widespread scorched earth.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Satellite imagery captured Thursday shows extensive damage at one of Russia&#8217;s largest ammunition depots <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/blast-rocks-russian-ammo-depot-kremlin-says-explosives-mishandled-2025-4?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoo.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:after it caught fire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">after it caught fire<\/a> and exploded earlier in the week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An image taken by Planet Labs and obtained by Business Insider reveals significant destruction at the 51st Main Missile and Artillery Directorate (GRAU) Arsenal, an ammunition complex located northeast of Moscow in the Vladimir region, over 300 miles from the border with Ukraine. It&#8217;s a huge facility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The overhead image shows what appears to be destroyed buildings and scorched earth, consistent with fires caused by the initial and subsequent explosions that witnesses filmed Tuesday. The full extent of the damage at the 51st GRAU is unclear, but it seems that a large portion of the facility was affected.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>The 51st GRAU on April 20.<span class=\"copyright\">Planet Labs<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"A satellite image shows Russia's 51st GRAU on April 20.\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/zBfgkkeB9GI9b3vykpxaTg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MA--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/insider_articles_922\/ef8b51775cd1498ab7e4fbe207e641ac\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>This April 24 image shows extensive damage.<span class=\"copyright\">Planet Labs<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Russian defense ministry didn&#8217;t identify the facility by name in its statement, but it said that a fire at an unnamed military site in the Vladimir region caused ammunition to explode in a warehouse. Several people were reportedly hurt in the aftermath.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Russian state media said a state of emergency was declared in the specific district where the 51st GRAU is located.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In a statement posted to Telegram, the Russian ministry wrote: &#8220;The cause of the fire is a violation of safety requirements when working with explosive materials.&#8221; It said the incident would be investigated.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the aftermath of the blast, videos began to emerge on social media of what were said to be Russian munitions raining down on nearby civilian areas.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ukraine&#8217;s strategic communications center described the ammunition facility as one of Russia&#8217;s largest munitions arsenals. Andriy Kovalenko, the head of Kyiv&#8217;s Center for Countering Disinformation, said the site holds some 100,000 tons of weaponry, including artillery shells and missiles. BI could not independently verify these details.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Russia has a history of accidents like the one at the 51st GRAU. Four people were killed in June 2022 at this facility when ammunition exploded during unloading operations. And another Russian ammo depot blew up twice in 2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Amid the ongoing war, Russia&#8217;s ammunition depots have also been high-value targets for Ukraine, which has used domestically produced missiles and drones to wage a very successful <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/before-after-satellite-images-ukraine-wipe-out-russian-ammo-depots-2024-9?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoo.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:deep-strike campaign;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">deep-strike campaign<\/a> against its neighbor&#8217;s military and energy facilities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Ukrainian forces attacked several <a class=\"link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/ukraine-hit-another-russian-ammo-depot-deep-strike-on-airfield-2024-10?utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_source=yahoo.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Russian ammunition depots;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\">Russian ammunition depots<\/a> in the fall, demonstrating their long reach and the apparent ineffectiveness of Moscow&#8217;s air defenses.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/new-satellite-image-shows-damage-huge-russian-ammo-depot-exploded-2025-4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Business Insider;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Business Insider<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/satellite-image-shows-tremendous-damage-212723617.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of Russia&rsquo;s largest ammunition depots exploded earlier in the week. Satellite imagery captured on Thursday shows significant damage at the site<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/new-satellite-image-shows-tremendous-damage-after-one-of-russias-largest-ammo-depots-exploded\/24\/04\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47979,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/insider_articles_922\/8308e5ab4f4462b3d2807d1b30215fca","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47978"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47978"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47978\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47979"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47978"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47978"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47978"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}