Explosion rips through gas pipeline in Ukraine

Second major accident on the country's trunklines in last four months, but authorities continue to rule out any external interference

Blast: burning gas at a ruptured segment of the Urengoy–Pomary–Uzhgorod trunkline in the Poltava region of Ukraine
Blast: burning gas at a ruptured segment of the Urengoy–Pomary–Uzhgorod trunkline in the Poltava region of UkrainePhoto: STRANA.UA
Published 11 January 2021, 11:16Updated 11 January 2021, 11:16