Blast detected at time of Ukraine dam breach: Norway seismological institute

NORSAR's announcement, which did not provide any information about the cause of the blast, supports suggestions that the hydroelectric dam, located in a Russian-controlled zone, did not burst as a result of damage incurred during months of heavy b...

By AFP | Updated: Jun 09, 2023, 06.44 PM IST

Norway's seismological institute said Friday it had detected "an explosion" at the site and time a dam was breached in Ukraine that caused major flooding.

NORSAR's announcement, which did not provide any information about the cause of the blast, supports suggestions that the hydroelectric dam, located in a Russian-controlled zone, did not burst as a result of damage incurred during months of heavy bombing.

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