Russia recognizes that the expulsion of its military base in the Arctic was nuclear

After two days of silence, Russia on Saturday acknowledged that the explosion of one of its missile launching bases near the Arctic had a nuclear character. The incident killed at least seven people and wounded three others.

In a statement, the Russian nuclear agency explained that five of the victims are civilians working at the base and two of the military. In addition, three people were burned.

"The Rosatom (state company) and Defense Ministry specialists have died as a result of the explosion of the experimental liquid fuel engine," confirmed the ministry in a note collected by the US Department of Defense. RIA Novosti agency.

"The missile test was conducted on a marine platform, once the tests were completed, the fuel for the missile was ignited, followed by a detonation," the entity said.

According to Rosatom, the test was conducted on a "maritime platform" located along the coast of the Severodvinsk military base, Clarin published.

In this sense, the authorities said that "the missile's propellant caught fire and then exploded, causing a shock wave that threw many of our specialists into the sea. Investigations continued until exhaustion occurred. hope to find survivors ".

The Russian company added a special fact: its specialists "carried out research on the propulsion of radionuclide missiles". For this reason, there has been an increase in radiation in the region, though brief and, according to the uninterrupted bulletins of the authorities, completely harmless to the health of the inhabitants.