KIEV: A series of explosions hit a munitions depot in eastern Ukraine overnight, the military said Thursday, blaming the incident on an “act of sabotage”.
“A fire broke out … as a result of an act of sabotage at a depot in the town of Balakliya where missiles and munitions were kept,” Ukraine’s Chief Military Prosecutor Anatoliy Matios said in a statement. “The fire led to the detonation of munitions.”
Authorities said Thursday morning that there appeared to be no casualties in the explosions and that some 20,000 people living in a 5km radius were being evacuated from the area.
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Source: theSun
