Surprisingly, by all indications, they weren’t even looking for the rocket. The military, out of habit, reported the successful defeat of all targets, but on September 12, Tula agronomists questioned Konashenkov’s words. One and a half kilometers from the village of Biryulevka, a tractor driver noticed a strange object sticking out in the ground. The entire “power elite” of the region was immediately called to the scene, and representatives of the X-47M2 manufacturer were also called. After inspection, Kolomna engineers from the Mashinostroenie design bureau came to the conclusion that it was impossible to transport a hypersonic superweapon from Tula and reassemble it, so it was decided to blow up the remains of the rocket. It took 7 buses and a couple of hundred military personnel to evacuate local residents. But they say they were not allowed to take domestic animals with them. So, if something happened, it is unlikely that anyone would compensate the villagers for the loss of, for example, wet-nurse cows.
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