{"id":12512,"date":"2026-02-17T17:54:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:54:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12512"},"modified":"2026-02-17T17:54:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T17:54:49","slug":"deadly-explosion-rocks-russian-military-site-near-st-petersburg-russia-ukraine-war-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=12512","title":{"rendered":"Deadly explosion rocks Russian military site near St Petersburg | Russia-Ukraine war News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Russian media report at least three people killed when the military police facility in Sertolovo collapses after blast.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div><button class=\"article-listen-container\" aria-labelledby=\"listen-text listen-duration\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-button\"><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"article-listen-container__text\" data-testid=\"listen-to-article-text\">Listen to this article<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">\u00a0|\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"article-listen-container__duration\">2 mins<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/button><button tabindex=\"0\" class=\"tooltip-accessible_trigger\"><svg class=\"icon icon--info icon--main-grey-dark icon--16 listen-to-article-tooltip__icon\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\" role=\"presentation\"><title>info<\/title><path class=\"icon-main-color\" d=\"M12 0a12 12 0 1 0 0 24 12 12 0 0 0 0-24Zm-.226 3.225a2.039 2.039 0 0 1 2.155 1.924v.193a1.998 1.998 0 0 1-2.155 2.149 2.029 2.029 0 0 1-2.146-2.15 2.039 2.039 0 0 1 1.955-2.122h.193l-.002.006Zm3.227 15.525a.75.75 0 0 1-.752.75H9.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.75h.748V12h-.75a.75.75 0 0 1-.75-.75v-1.5a.75.75 0 0 1 .752-.751h3a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.752v6.75h.75a.75.75 0 0 1 .75.749L15 18.75Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 17 Feb 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">17 Feb 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>An explosion at a Russian military police facility near St Petersburg has caused several floors of the building to collapse.<\/p>\n<p>St Petersburg\u2019s 78 news channel, quoting an unnamed source, reported at least three people were killed and several wounded in the blast on Tuesday in the town of Sertolovo, north of Russia\u2019s second largest city.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>Local website 47 News, citing emergency services, also reported three dead. Unverified images shared by several media outlets appeared to show the building\u2019s two upper floors caved in with large piles of debris surrounding the structure.<\/p>\n<p>Leningrad Governor Alexander Drozdenko said the cause of the collapse is under investigation. Soldiers and security forces were dispatched to the scene to help clear the rubble and rescue potential victims, he said.<\/p>\n<p>There are fears the building could further collapse, Russia\u2019s Lenta news site reported.<\/p>\n<p>Russia\u2019s Investigative Committee, which probes major crimes, said it opened an investigation into a potential fire safety violation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt has been preliminarily established that there are casualties as a result of the incident,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n<p>The blast occurred as another round of United States-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine started in Geneva, Switzerland.<\/p>\n<p>Expectations for the scheduled two days of talks are low with neither side appearing ready to budge from their positions on key territorial issues and future security guarantees.<\/p>\n<p>Russia has been regularly hit with sabotage attacks on military bases and civilian infrastructure since the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine nearly four years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Gas leaks are a frequent cause of explosions in Soviet-era buildings in Russia although authorities gave no immediate indication this was the cause.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russian media report at least three people killed when the military police facility in Sertolovo collapses after blast. 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