Residents of the village near the arsenal near Novgorod are leaving their homes

Local residents are leaving the village of Kotovo in the Okulovsky district of the Novgorod region, near which the 13th arsenal of the Main Missile and Artillery Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Russia is located. This is reported by Sever.Realii with reference to the story of one of them.

The interlocutor of the journalists said that the residents of Kotovo began to gather actively a few days ago. Taxi prices from the village to the regional center of Okulovka, located 19 kilometers away, have risen to 1,000 rubles. There are not enough cars and the drivers can’t handle the orders. Those who cannot leave remain in Kotovo.

“A few days ago, not far from us, a car with an anti-aircraft defense unit arrived and stopped. This spurred people on, probably. So they began to leave themselves. They organized their own evacuation. There are those who simply leave for the night to their relatives in neighboring villages. They say that it is scary stay at home. Well, our authorities are silent, as always. We have no comments from the head of the district.” – said a resident of the village in a conversation with Sever.Realii.

• On the night of September 18, the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the arsenal in Toropts, Tver Region. At least 13 people were injured. Due to the detonation of the ammunition and the fire, the authorities decided to partially evacuate the city.
• A few days later, an ammunition warehouse was attacked in Tikhoretsk, Krasnodar Territory. The General Staff of Ukraine stated that as a result of these attacks, two military arsenals in Russia were hit, where there were thousands of tons of ammunition, including from North Korea.
• After that, in a conversation with Sever.Realii, residents of Kotovo and former employees of the 13th Arsenal said that projectiles from the “Point U” tactical missile complex and the “S-300” anti-aircraft missile system are stored near Novgorod. In Soviet times, there were two fires and explosions due to lightning strikes at the ammunition warehouse. During the fire in 1987, residents were evacuated from the village.

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