2022 Urengoy–Pomary–Uzhhorod pipeline explosion

2022 Urengoy–Pomary–Uzhhorod pipeline explosion
Date20 December 2022 (2022-12-20)
Timec. 13:40 UTC+03:00
Locationbetween Kalinino and Yambakhtino, Chuvashia, Russia
Coordinates55°36′52″N 46°49′11″E / 55.61444°N 46.81972°E / 55.61444; 46.81972
CauseGas leak during repair work
Deaths3
Non-fatal injuries1

On 20 December 2022, an explosion occurred on the Russian Urengoy–Pomary–Uzhhorod gas pipeline, which supplies gas from Siberia to Europe through Ukraine.

The explosion occurred in Chuvashia, in the area of the gas pipeline between the villages of Kalinino and Yambakhtino, Vurnarsky District.