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Second Central Research Institute of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation

Coordinates: 56°51′58″N 35°54′27″E / 56.86611°N 35.90750°E / 56.86611; 35.90750
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The Second Central Research Institute of the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation (Russian: 2-й центральный научно-исследовательский институт Министерства обороны Российской Федерации) is a Russian Ministry of Defence research institute in Tver, the administrative center of Tver Oblast, Russia. It enagages in aerospace research, including air defense systems.[1][2]

It suffered a serious fire in April 2022, which killed six people and injured 27.[1] Numerous news sites noted that the fire happened on the same day as the unexplained fire at the Dmitrievsky Chemical Plant in Kineshma.[3][4][5][6]

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  1. ^ a b "Six killed in fire at Russian defence research institute - reports". Reuters. 2022-04-21. Archived from the original on 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  2. ^ Stewart, Will; Bazaraa, Danya (2022-04-21). "Huge fire at secret Russian lab kills seven people as survivors leap out windows". mirror. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
  3. ^ Burke, Dave (2022-04-21). "Russia's biggest chemical plant burns down in second mystery fire in a day". mirror. Archived from the original on 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  4. ^ "Russia, due incendi in poche ore: in fiamme istituto che progetta missili a Tver e impianto chimico Dmitrievsky". www.ilgazzettino.it (in Italian). 2022-04-21. Archived from the original on 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2022-04-21.
  5. ^ "Seven die in fire at Russia defence institute – reports". the Guardian. 2022-04-22. Archived from the original on 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
  6. ^ "Russian chemical plant burns down hours after deadly fire at military facility". MSN. Archived from the original on 2022-04-22. Retrieved 2022-04-22.

56°51′58″N 35°54′27″E / 56.86611°N 35.90750°E / 56.86611; 35.90750

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