Lightning struck the Soyuz-2.1b rocket launched from Plesetsk

At the same time, he stressed that the launch was in normal mode.

“The weather is not a hindrance, we are all-weather troops. This is another proof that lightning cannot damage our rocket and space weapons, ”RIA Novosti quotes Nestechuk.

Earlier, the Soyuz-2.1b launch vehicle with the GLONASS-M navigation satellite was launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome.