Massive mystery explosion rocks Russian missile site as Putin cronies desperately try to cover up blast & delete vids

AN ENORMOUS explosion rocked one of Putin’s key weapons factories last night – as dramatic footage captured the huge inferno.

The Russian plant produces key ballistic missiles used by Vlad’s armies in their invasion of Ukraine and even components for nuclear weapons.

The huge explosion captured on video at Russia’s Votkinsk Plant

Clips shared online show an incredible blaze erupt on the horizon near the western city of Izhevsk.

It is not clear yet whether the blaze was caused by Kyiv’s forces – but Russia scrambled to insist that it was the result of a technical failing.

At first Putin’s cronies inside the Emergencies Ministry even tried to claim it hadn’t happened – despite the glaring footage circulating online.

Later officials claimed it was caused by a “a scheduled test of rocket engines”.

The Votkinsk plant also produces oil, gas, machinery and other military equipment.

Major Russian missiles – including strategic rockets such as the Topol-M and intercontinental ballistic missiles are churned out there.

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