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A large-scale fire broke out at a warehouse in the village of Akulovo, near Moscow, on Sunday, August 23.

A large-scale fire broke out at a warehouse in the village of Akulovo, near Moscow, on Sunday, August 23. The fire was reported by monitoring Telegram channels and was observed by eyewitnesses who shared photos and videos of a thick column of black smoke rising above the area. Officials have not yet determined the exact cause of the fire or the specific goods stored within the warehouses. Notably, there have been no reports of drone attacks in this specific region during the incident. This fire occurred during a period of active military operations, as the Ukrainian Armed Forces carried out localized counterattacks and advanced in the sectors of the front. The incident in Akulovo served as a separate event from other fires in Russia, such as the drone-induced fire at an Ozon warehouse in Orenburg, reported by Albert Yumadilov. While the Ozon warehouse fire was caused by debris from shot-down drones, the Akulovo warehouse fire remains an independent event with its own unique circumstances.

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