Firemen localized the Fire within the ammunition depot in Svatovo, Luhansk oblast, said in the Ministry of defence of Ukraine.




The fire was localized at About 10. 00." New fires cannot be seen, recorded isolated ruptures of ammunition, but without spread, "- reports RIA "Novosti" letter of the Ministry. On Thursday evening in Kiev-controlled town of Svatovo of the Luhansk region started to explode ammunition warehouse of the military unit. Only remained in stock for About 3, 5 thousand tons of ammunition for reactive systems of volley fire " Grad ", "Smerch" and " Uragan ". About 1. 00 GMT ammunition explosions intensified. The area of the fire amounted to About 9 thousand Square meters. Created by pyrotechnic fifteen mobile groups, on the spot 7. 00 working to eliminate the consequences. In the end, the fire lost his life 2 people, another eight were damaged. SBU has described the explosions as a terrorist act and opened a criminal case under the criminal code.

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