Russians living near base where Putin's doomsday missile may have exploded last year warned ahead of new military activity

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Russian residents of Nyonoksa, a town near a secretive Arctic weapons testing site, were warned Sunday that they are in the "danger zone" and were given the opportunity to evacuate the area ahead of new military activity.

The Nyonoksa weapons testing site is where a mysterious explosion took place last August. The prevailing view is that the blast involved the Burevestnik, one of the doomsday weapons that Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled in 2018.

A few years earlier, a residential building in Nyonoksa was struck by an errant cruise missile when it unexpectedly changed direction during testing.

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A warning sent out Sunday to residents living in a town near a secretive Arctic weapons testing site where disaster has struck more than once in recent years said that they are in the "danger zone" and provided evacuation advice ahead of an upcoming military activity.

A message from the nearby city of Severodvinsk informed the residents of Nyonoksa that the first scientific center of military unit 09703 will be conducting work in the area starting Tuesday.See the rest of the story at Business InsiderNOW WATCH: Why electric planes haven't taken off yetSee Also:Family of dead Marine says US 'absolutely' needs to launch investigation into Taliban attack with suspected Russian tiesUS officials discovered Russia's payments to the Taliban to target US troops, but Trump's White House didn't tell House Republicans in a briefingPompeo asks Taliban 'not to attack Americans' amid reports Russia paid militants to kill US troops in Afghanistan

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