An explosion at an industrial plant in the Russian Urals is not being linked to drone activity. Photo: AP PHOTO

Explosions have hit an industrial plant near the Russian Urals city of Chelyabinsk, killing at least four people.

Subscribe now for unlimited access .

Login or signup to continue reading All articles from our website The digital version of Today's Paper All other regional websites in your area Continue

Aleksei Teksler, governor of Chelyabinsk region, quoted preliminary information in saying on Telegram that the incident had occurred on Wednesday at a plant in the city of Kopeisk, just to the east of Chelyabinsk.

Teksler, who did not identify the plant, said in a later post that a second explosion had occurred and emergency crews were at the site to bring a f

See Full Page