Contents tagged with ammunition depots

  • Ukrainian Military Command: Security of arms depots, bases, warehouses and other military units has been strengthened

    The security of important military facilities in Ukraine, such as arms depots, bases, warehouses, and other military units have been strengthened due to the growth of terrorist threats, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces stated.

    "In connection with the growth of terrorist threats the security of arms depots, bases, warehouses, and other military units of the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been strengthened. At the same time a number of urgent measures are being taken to equip …

  • Warehouses with ammunition were blown up in Ukraine - Kyiv suspects subversion and asks for NATO assistance

    During the night of March 23 in a military depot in the city of Balakliia, located 95 km from the city of Kharkiv, a fire occurred which caused the detonation of ammunition. The warehouse area is 680 hectares. Ammunition was delivered from the depot to the war zone in the east of Ukraine. There are no casualties among the military and civilian population, but a 54-year-old woman received shrapnel wounds.

    The fire occurred at several sites where artillery shells of 125 and 152 mm caliber were …