Putin says deadly White Sea military accident occurred during weapons systems test

Putin did not say what system was being tested when the accident occurred.

By Olesya Astakhova, Reuters, Anne Kauranen, Reuters August 22, 2019
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HELSINKI — Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that a deadly blast at a military site in northern Russia earlier this month had taken place during the testing of what he called promising new weapons systems.

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