Mushroom cloud Explosion at Donestk

[lovuian]

[leveymg]

1. when?

[lovuian]

3. From another source

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The explosion occurred west of Donetsk around 22:50 local time (20:50 GMT) and caused a shock wave that swept the city. In many parts of Donetsk felt a shock and detonation destroyed windows. According to the data of social networks, the explosion was felt even in the neighboring cities of Makeyevka and Gorlovka.

.As of 12:30 a.m. Monday, there was an on-going violent bombardment of Donetsk by cannon artillery and multiple rocket launchers.

As it turned out, the epicenter of the explosion was in the Kuibyshev region, near a Donetsk state chemical factory. The roar and the glow from the blast was so strong that it could be heard and seen are tens of kilometers away by residents of the Textilschik neighborhood.

[leveymg]

6. post this to L b n if possible please

Thanks. Horrifying,

[lovuian]

11. Could someone else post it

I'm not sure of the source that is why I brought it to see if others could confirm it

[applegrove]

2. Is this breaking news?

[lovuian]

5. I haven't seen our news agency report it

I just saw it come up on alternative media
Was wondering if it's true
I don't speak Russian

[Jesus Malverde]

4. Another angle

[lovuian]

7. Yes more videos out there

It reminded me of Baghdad Iraq bombing that was a ammunition supply house

their saying it's a chemical plant

[applegrove]

8. That can't be happening now. I can't believe it.

[Fred Sanders]

9. Artillery hit vacant industrial chemical facility....what chemicals?

[applegrove]

20. Glad it was vacant. Hope nobody was hurt. The poor environment.

[leveymg]

10. looks nuclear. g-d forbid

[lovuian]

12. it looked like it to me too

but a vacant chemical plant would cause that huge of an explosion?

[jimlup]

16. US would know if it was nuclear...

they would be able to detect the fallout radiation.

Then again - if it was - they might just not bother to tell us...

[rogerashton]

32. More than that, they might keep it secret -- eom.

[swilton]

39. More than that

their special forces might have caused it.

[rogerashton]

40. That's pushing the conspiracy theory further than I would,

at least today.

Actually, there could be good reason for keeping it secret, since open acknowledgement could make nuclear war more likely.

[swilton]

44. It depends upon what happened

But I wouldn't rule it out - US special forces cut their teeth on demolition and US Navy Seals started out as UDT (underwater demolition team)....Special forces/CIA operatives are behind the coup in the West....this has happened before.

[WhoIsNumberNone]

42. I think a nuclear explosion would have been brighter and wouldn't have faded so fast

Plus the fact that the cameras were still working after the shockwave hit indicates there was no EMP. However, if enough flammable stuff were ignited all at once, a fireball like that would seem a likely result.

Also, for the Lost In Translation file; Let's not assume that 'vacant' = 'abandoned' when it could just as easily mean 'nobody working at night', or 'temporarily shut down due to shelling'.

[lovuian]

13. I found this

The district chief Kievski of Donetsk, Ivan Prikhodko, wrote on Facebook that the explosion occurred in the village of Peski , west of Donetsk.

I don't know if it is accurate but there it is

[Moostache]

14. Why are two different people randomly filming the EXACT area?

Its a little uncanny for an "accident" to be randomly filmed - in dead center frame - from two opposite directions...

[Jesus Malverde]

15. The area was being bombed.

People film stuff like that. Its likely a industrial source that blew.

[lovuian]

17. Whoah

that's huge what was in that building pretty combustible

[leveymg]

18. single large explosion - no visible secondaries

As one would expect if it were an ammo dump that went up during a bombardment. Strongly doubt anything nuclear but very powerful blast.

[Jackpine Radical]

29. Not an ammo dump. A very big tank of something highly flammable. My bet would be gasoline.

It's a little faster than the 50,000 gallon avgas tanks I saw cook off one night in Vietnam.

[freshwest]

19. Not *this* kind of mushroom cloud:

What can I say... The Russkies and Ukies are not screwing around over there.

[toddwv]

21. No confirmation, but several sources

have said a "humanitarian convoy" exploded. That's a pretty hell of a big explosion, not likely nuclear, but still pretty large...

[lovuian]

22. "humanitarian convoy" Russian convoy? or Rebel convoy

Serious? what's so combustible with food .....where's the media on this?

[toddwv]

23. Apparently some Ukrainian field commanders are saying they hit a rebel convoy.

Russia's version of a humanitarian convoy likely includes a fair amount of arms and ammunition.,

Again, no official confirmation.

[leveymg]

24. Ukrainian field commander humor.

One big explosion? No secondary explosions? I don't think so.

[Voice for Peace]

25. wow it broke his window

[Jacoby365]

26. Also seen by NATO satellites from space

[lovuian]

28. Thanks Jacoby for that photo

and a Big Thank you for my valentine

[leveymg]

33. Where did you find this?

Normally, the military doesn't release its own satellite imagery - unless they want to make a point.

[Jacoby365]

36. Perhaps the source is dubious

http://topinfopost.com/

also found here:
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-02-08/meanwhile-donetsk

[Jackpine Radical]

27. I saw 4 explosions like this in Vietnam in the spring of '68.

I was about 2 miles away & thought they were nukes going off in the 1t Cavalry Division ammo dump. The dump had been hit by 122mm rocket fire, and all sorts of artillery rounds, aerial rocket artillery arounds, flares, illumination rounds, etc. were exploding. I was sitting out on a sandbag bunker watching the show.

Then BOOM! Something just like on that film. I rolled backward off the bunker, convinced I had been nuked.

Turns out it was a 50,000 gallon tank of helicopter fuel (which is basically kerosene) cooked off and vaporized in the heat & exploded.

Over the course of the night, 3 more fuel tanks went off just like that. This was just before the 1st Cav air assaulted into Khe Sanh to dig out the Marines, so the ammo dump was holding about 3 times its normal supply of munitions when it went off.

[lovuian]

30. I saw something like it in Shock and Awe of Baghdad

in the Iraq war and it was a ammunition depot

Something very combustible

[Warpy]

31. Interesting and probably it.

All I could think of was a fuel-air bomb.

I hate war.

[leveymg]

34. There was a huge explosion much like this after a Ukrainian ballistic missile attack late last year

That was during the day, and didn't attract as much western public attention. What we saw last night wasn’t a nuke - the EMP would have knocked out the digital video recorders. The rebels claim Kiev hit a nearby chemical factory with a Ballistic Missile, reportedly a Luna-M.

The same complex was hit last Fall by what was the rebels say was an SS-21 missile. There was a huge explosion close to Donetsk, a city of one million. This war is getting awfully dangerous:

[Warpy]

41. That's why I mentioned fuel-air bomb

I know about the EMP frying everything for miles.

I hadn't seen that photo. You're right, it's nasty.

I hate war.

[Jesus Malverde]

35. Explosion at chemical plant in eastern Ukraine sparks fire

A powerful explosion rocked a chemical plant and set it on fire Monday outside the separatist stronghold of Donetsk in eastern Ukraine. Rebels said the plant was hit by government shelling.

No casualties or damage were immediately reported from the blast, which could be heard in downtown Donetsk. The city lies in the middle of Ukraine's industrial heartland and explosions like this have long been feared.

An armed conflict between Russia-backed separatists and Ukraine government forces has killed more than 5,300 people and displaced more than a million people in eastern Ukraine.

The rebel mouthpiece Donetsk News Agency said Monday the chemical plant to the west of the city was hit by a Ukrainian artillery shell but the fire was put out and it posed no danger.

http://www.kentucky.com/2015/02/09/3685391/chemical-plant-in-eastern-ukraine.html

lulz at western spin

[Daemonaquila]

37. Per LOCAL reports, it was the Ukrainians taking out lots of Russian missiles.

Apparently the Russians had 20+ GRAD missiles, launchers, and a bunch of other ammo coming in, all grouped rather tightly. The Ukrainians sent it home, air mail. The explosion was no joke, and could be felt 10s of kilometers away.

[Jesus Malverde]

38. LULZ...

Cool story bro

[Jesus Malverde]

43. bump...nt

[lovuian]

45. Finally confirmation from a news ageny

http://www.news.com.au/world/nuclear-fireball-alarms-donetsk-after-chemical-plant-hit/story-fndir2ev-1227214150419