A huge explosion has created a massive crater close to one of Vladimir Putin 's most important gas supply spots. New photographs show the aftermath of the large blast, which tore apart a "gas-dynamic heaving mound" in the Russian Arctic. Witnesses described seeing a mushroom-shaped flame rising high into the Arctic sky, blasting frozen rock across the tundra. The explosion - throwing debris more than 330 ft from the epicentre - took place in August 2024, though details about how it happened