Video: Roscosmos Flight Control Center on Fire Near Moscow

A fire broke out on the grounds of the Central Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering in Korolyov, near Moscow. The cause of the fire has not yet been reported, but an attack by Ukrainian drones was taking place in the region at the time.

Most likely, Building No. 22 of the Central Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering (TsNDI Mash) is on fire—one of the buildings in the Roscosmos Flight Control Center complex. The facility is used to control spacecraft, receive telemetry, and support Russian space programs.

JSC "TsNDI Mash" is a key research institute in the Russian space industry and the main scientific center of Roscosmos. The company’s developments are used in the creation of ballistic missiles, navigation systems, satellite reconnaissance, and other military systems.

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In Bashkortostan on the morning of August 5, a fire broke out at one of the facilities of the Ufa Oil Refinery Complex, owned by Rosneft, following a drone attack. According to reports from Russian authorities, one of the drones crashed into an industrial zone despite the operation of air defense systems.

In addition, on the night of August 5, drones attacked the Wildberries logistics complex in Aleksin, Tula Oblast, Russia. The strike hit the company’s largest warehouse in Russia’s Central Federal District, with an area of approximately 300,000 square meters.