Reports Suggest Possible Strike On Russian Underwater Weapons Research Institute In St. Petersburg

(MENAFN- UkrinForm) This is according to OSINT analysis by Astra, Ukrinform reports.

Eyewitnesses published photos showing smoke rising over the district. According to Astra's analysis, the smoke may be coming from the building of the Research Institute of Marine Thermal Engineering, which is believed to be a key Russian facility involved in the development of underwater weapons.

The institute is a defense-oriented research and design center specializing in torpedo weapon systems and propulsion units for underwater weapons used by the Russian Navy. It was established in 1948 as a specialized center for the development of long-range thermal torpedoes for the Soviet Navy.

It is considered one of the core institutions of Russia's underwater weapons development program.

Its work reportedly includes scientific research, design, and full-scale land and sea testing of torpedoes and torpedo systems, as well as the development of propulsion systems using gas-turbine and piston engines with open, closed, and combined cycles.

Meanwhile, governor of the Leningrad region Alexander Drozdenko claimed that 141 drones were shot down over the region.

He also reported debris falling in three districts and said a fire is being extinguished near the settlement of Velikaya Izhora.

Governor of Saint Petersburg Alexander Beglov for the first time urged residents to stay indoors due to ongoing drone attacks.

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As previously reported, explosions were also heard overnight on June 6 in Russia's Ust-Labinsk amid reported drone strikes on an oil depot.

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