Oil pipeline explosion in Ukraine

One international pipeline exploded this Friday in Lugansk, a city in eastern Ukraine controlled by pro-Russian separatists, reported the Russian public agency Ria Novosti, which released photos of a fireball in the night sky.

The explosion the Druzhba pipeline rocked Lugansk, according to Ria Novosti.

This explosionwhose origin was still not specified on Friday night, occurred in a context of tensions in the crisis between Western countries and Russia around Ukraine.

The Druzhba pipeline connects Russia with several of the former Soviet Union satellites in Eastern and Central Europe.

According to the Russian agency, a second explosion It took place in Lugansk following the one of the pipeline, but its origin was not specified either.

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