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After 4 days, Putin discloses top-secret sub was hit by fire 

 Jul 4, 2019 @ 10:35 Diane Shalem

President Vladimir Putin disclosed for the first time on Thursday that a top-secret Russian military submarine was hit by a fatal fire on Monday. It was also confirmed to have been nuclear-powered when Putin asked Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to assure him that its nuclear reactor had been contained. Shoigu replied that the reactor was completed isolated and unmanned and remained in complete working order. The fire had erupted in the submarine’s battery compartment, the minister said.