🔥 Destruction

State-owned Scientific Research Institute of Tver, which develops missile technologies including Iskander and S-400 systems, caught fire at 15:00 and was completely destroyed by 18:00, killing five people and injuring thirty.

Tver, Tver
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State-owned Scientific Research Institute of Tver, which develops missile technologies including Iskander and S-400 systems, caught fire at 15:00 and was completely destroyed by 18:00, killing five people and injuring thirty.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

The main building of the 2nd Central Research Institute of the Russian Ministry of Defence caught fire

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

The roof of the burning institute collapsed

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

A defense research building burned down in Tver

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

The research facility sustained damage

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The source of the fire is yet to be determined

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The research facility had at least seven deaths

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The research facility had 25 injuries

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:26.220Z

Source story: day-57-2023-02-10