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Residents of Sterlitamak reported the sounds of explosions and smoke on the morning of September 4.
Residents of Sterlitamak, a Russian city 1,400 kilometers from the border with Ukraine, reported the sound of explosions. Channel One journalist Ruslan Ostashko reported this on Telegram.
According to Ostashko, about ten explosions were heard in this Bashkir city. Eyewitnesses also noticed a column of smoke.
There were no official statements about any incidents in the city on the morning of September 4.

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