Explosions at a munitions depot in Svatovo, on Kiev-controlled territory of the Luhansk region, ended, rescuers carry out aerial reconnaissance, said on the last working day of the week in the morning, the head of the state emergency service of Ukraine Mykola Chechetkin.

on Thursday evening in Kiev-controlled town of Svatovo of the Luhansk region started to explode ammunition warehouse of the military unit. The area of the fire amounted to about 9 thousand square meters. The SBU opened a case under the criminal code.

"as of 04. 00 (05. 00 MSK) Explosions in the military warehouses had ended. Now conducted aerial reconnaissance. 07. 00 (08. 00 MSK) has launched the process of work of the interdepartmental operative headquarters for the destruction of emergency and after its termination it will be possible to provide more specific data, "- said Chechetkin in broadcast television channel " 112 Ukraine ".

He also said that as long as we talk about the causes of what happened early, since it is necessary to conduct a thorough investigation.

As said in the broadcast television channel "" the head of the military-civil administration in the Luhansk region Georgy Tuka, from Svatovo evacuated about 200 people. According to him, the evacuation will continue.

first Advisor to the head of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Ukraine Zoryan Shkiriak said that in the end PE lost his life 2 people, three more were injured. The Ukrainian General staff reported 2 received damage soldiers, one crazy and one missing. Local authorities said that 1 citizen died and four were damaged.

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