A nuclear missile test caused an explosion at a Russian northern military base, according to a statement released by the Russian Atomic Agency (Rosatom) on Saturday.
Rosatom said five employees died as a result of a test on Thursday morning involving 鈥渋sotopic sources of fuel on a liquid propulsion unit鈥� in Severodvinsk town in Arkhangelsk.
Russian Defense Ministry said the explosion did not result in nuclear contamination, which Rosatom also confirmed.
Earlier this week a series of explosions thundered an ammunition depot in Achinsk town in Siberia, killing one person.
By Elena Teslova in Moscow
Anadolu Agency
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