A huge crater has been discovered in a field near a gas distribution station in the Tula region. A Ukrainian S-200 missile may have previously landed there, the Baza telegram channel reported.
Local residents reported to emergency services about a loud “pop” they heard around 5 a.m. in the Efremovsky district of the region. A few hours later, while walking through the field, a crater about 50 meters in diameter was discovered. According to one version, a missile (presumably an S-200) could have fallen there, but this information has not been officially confirmed. – writes “Base”.
Emergency services and sappers are currently working at the site.
The Mash telegram channel also reports that a Ukrainian S-200u missile was shot down in the sky over the Tula region.
“Preliminarily, the Armed Forces of Ukraine attempted to attack the infrastructure of the Tula-Shostka-kyiv gas pipeline. This was in the context of the process of extending the agreement on fuel transit to the EU, which kyiv does not really want to implement, but is forced to do so by pressure.” – TK pointed out.
According to the information provided by the Russian authorities, a 10-metre Soviet Angara rocket converted by the Ukrainians fell not far from the gas pipeline. So far, there have been no damage to infrastructure or casualties as a result of the incident.
The contract on the transit of natural gas between Moscow and kyiv expires at the end of 2024. The last agreement was signed in 2019. Then, the Russian Federation and the former Soviet republic signed a package of documents on the settlement of legal disputes and mutual claims between the executing companies. Under the terms, Russia pumped at least 225 billion cubic meters of natural gas through Ukraine, Mash recalls.
