Key points
- On the night of July 5, explosions on the main gas and water pipelines in Vladivostok caused a large-scale fire.
- The explosions destroyed a gas pipeline that supplies gas to military installations and a water supply that provided drinking water to military garrisons.
An explosion occurred on the main gas pipeline “Vladivostok / Collage 24 Channel
On the night of July 5, explosions rocked a gas and water main in the Russian city of Vladivostok, causing a massive fire. Sources said the destroyed lines ran along the coast of the Sea of Japan.
Channel 24 shows where Vladivostok is located on the map.
Where is Vladivostok located
Vladivostok is a city and port in the Russian Far East.
Its area is more than 331 square kilometers, and its population is more than 600 thousand people.
Where is Vladivostok located: see on the map
The Vladivostok gas pipeline, in particular, supplies gas to a number of military installations along the coast of the Sea of Japan. Among them are some units of the 155th Marine Brigade of the Pacific Fleet.
Interestingly, part of the gas pipeline was commissioned only in March 2025.
The explosions also destroyed the water supply system that supplied drinking water to military garrisons.
Russia does not want to publicize the destruction of the Vladivostok, and therefore turned off the Internet and communications in Lazurnaya Bay (Shamora).
Where is Lazurnaya Bay located: see the map
By the way, on July 5 Vladivostok celebrates the 165th anniversary of its foundation.
