Major Explosion in Moscow, Troop Payment, and the Ruble

At the Zagorsk Optical and Mechanical Plant, where devices for military aviation were produced, 6 buildings were completely destroyed by the explosion, 4 were partially destroyed.

So we woke up to the news of a major explosion in Moscow. Apparently, this is a strategic facility, though we are told it was a fireworks factory. This is the details of the facility:

At the plant in Sergiev Posad, where the explosion occurred today, they were developing the “Messenger” stealth bomber — Agency

Since 2019, the Zagorsk Optical and Mechanical Plant has been participating in the development of the new generation Russian strategic bomber-missile carrier Messenger.

The “Agency” found a state contract for “performing an integral part of development work on the topic code: “Messenger-1OEP / L””. The term of the contract is 2027, the cost of the work is 69 million rubles.

The customer is the Ekran National Research Institute (Samara), which is also engaged in the development of equipment for military aviation.

They also make optics for armor and other pieces of ground equipment. There are casualties, about fifty-six the…