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Russia is hit with yet another mystery blaze: Flames engulf chemical plant adding to speculation over Ukrainian 'sabotage' after series of deadly fires at military sites
2022-05-17
[Daily Mail, Where America Gets Its News]
  • The blaze engulfed a chemical plant that makes plastic in Berdsk, central Russia

  • The fire is the latest in a series of infernos at industrial and military facilities in Russia since Putin invaded Ukraine

  • Some experts say Ukraine is responsible for the 'sabotage' of the sites in Russia
Posted by:Skidmark

#7  Is the rate of industrial fires higher than normal, or are we just hearing about them more because of the extra attention to Russia?
Posted by: James   2022-05-17 13:33  

#6  Jirt-- reminds me of the Me262 in the collection at Wright-Patt. While restoring it, they found multiple instances of sabotage; it had been assembled by slave labor.
Posted by: Rob Crawford   2022-05-17 11:42  

#5  Could be some Russians who don't want to be cannon fodder or are just against the war also. Early on their was a vid going around of a Russian burning a recruitment center.
Posted by: Chris   2022-05-17 11:18  

#4  Rob Crawford
Actually the Russians are during the work for them:

The Russians have been forcing Ukrainian refugees to take jobs in Sakhalin Island and other areas that were depopulated after the Cold War.

There are probably a number of disgruntled Ukrainians working on the island now.
Posted by: Jirt Clomoting6714   2022-05-17 11:13  

#3  ^ NICE
Posted by: Frank G   2022-05-17 10:23  

#2  
Posted by: DarthVader   2022-05-17 09:39  

#1  Vodka and laziness are much more likely causes than Ukrainian saboteurs. For one, those saboteurs would need INCREDIBLE infiltration skills to get all the way to the Sakhalin coal site.

Posted by: Rob Crawford   2022-05-17 09:38  

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