Ammunition detonated in dugout with military personnel in Russia's Kursk Oblast, causing casualties

Ammunition detonated in a dugout where conscript soldiers were stationed, resulting in six soldiers dying in Kursk Oblast, Russia.

Source: TASS news agency, citing emergency services; Baza and Mash Telegram channels

Details: The emergency services reported that the fire broke out at around 10:40 in a dugout near the settlement of Ulanok in Sudzha district. There were seven people inside. One serviceman survived but suffered burns.

TASS claims that the ammunition stored in the dugout detonated during the fire.

At the same time, Telegram channels report that there were military men inside, who were heating the stove and pouring gasoline into it. Then an explosion rang out, flames erupted, and two surviving soldiers rushed to the street.

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