In the Russian Murmansk region on the night of Thursday, December 19, explosions thundered at one of the military bases in Severomorsk, where the navy is located and there are two secret airfields of the Russian army.
Various Russian opposition publications, as well as the Norwegian publication The Barents Observer, write about this.
Explosion in Murmansk: what is known
It is noted that residents of the Russian city of Murmansk wrote about two explosions on the night of December 19.
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The explosions probably occurred in the village of Severomorsk, which is 12 km from Murmansk itself. It is in this city that the main naval base of the Russian Northern Fleet is located, as well as two military airfields, notes the Russian publication Agency. News.
In addition, one of the explosions was recorded by video cameras.
Telegram channels in the region wrote that the blast waves were felt at a distance of tens of kilometers.
— I felt the wave on Inzhenernaya (a street in Severomorsk, — Ed.) after the second bang, — wrote one of the city's residents.
Another resident from Murmansk writes that “on Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya Street the house rocked twice”. This street is located on the outskirts of Murmansk, which is about 19 km from Severomorsk.
The Norwegian publication The Barents Observer has identified the location of the house footage, as well as the probable location of the explosion. The camera that filmed the moment of the explosion is located on Skalnaya Street, 9, on the outskirts of Murmansk. The Barents Observer reports that the explosion can be seen several kilometers north of the city.
According to the Norwegian publication, the Severomorsk-1 military airfield is located 13 km from the filming location, where Russian aircraft are stationed, including fighters, bombers, and a squadron of Ka-27 helicopters.
In addition, an open weapons depot is located 11 km from the filming location, and to the northwest of the airfield, according to the publication, there are several installations with mobile anti-aircraft missiles and antennas for electronic warfare.
Also between Severomorsk and Murmansk is the closed military airfield Severomorsk-2.
Social media suggested that the explosion was caused by the detonation of a large amount of ammunition.
Severomorsk on the map: where the city is located
Murmansk and Severomorsk are located in the north of Russia.
It is noteworthy that Severomorsk is located 1900 km from the Ukrainian border.
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The situation in the cities can be monitored on the interactive map of military operations in Ukraine.
