MOSCOW. Aug 23 (Interfax) - Reports about the second explosion at the military range outside Severodvinsk during the test of a missile equipped with a radioisotope power source on August 8 are not true, Arkhangelsk region governor Igor Orlov told Interfax.
"The Russian president has already provided exhaustive information about this issue, disclosed thoroughly verified information," Orlov said.
"The consequences of the incident pose no threat. The rest is yet another surge of disinformation," he said.
Answering a follow-up question of whether reports about the second blast outside Severodvinsk are disinformation, Orlov said: "Yes."
Western media said earlier citing the Norwegian Seismic Array research institute that two explosions, instead of one, had occurred during the incident in the Arkhangelsk region on August 8.