Xinhua News Agency, Moscow, October 23-Alexey Troxler, governor of Russian Chelyabin Oblast, said on social media on the 23rd that a factory in the state exploded on the evening of the 22nd, killing 9 people and injuring 5 others.

According to Russian media reports, the factory mainly produces explosives for mining. After investigation by the emergency department, it was preliminarily judged that the cause of the explosion was a violation of safety technical regulations by the staff.

Texler said the claim that the drone attack in Ukraine caused the explosion has not yet been confirmed.