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Ukrainian Defense Ministry to Ramp Up Security at Arms Depots After Huge Fire

© REUTERS / State Emergency Service of UkraineSmoke rises over a warehouse storing tank ammunition at a military base in the town of Balaklia (Balakleya), Kharkiv region, Ukraine, March 23, 2017.
Smoke rises over a warehouse storing tank ammunition at a military base in the town of Balaklia (Balakleya), Kharkiv region, Ukraine, March 23, 2017. - Sputnik International
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Security at arms depots across Ukraine will be increased after a huge blaze engulfed a military site in Kharkiv, a spokesman for the nation’s Defense Ministry said Thursday.

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Blasts Continue as 15,000 Residents Evacuated From Arms Depot Fire in Ukraine
KIEV (Sputnik) —A fire broke out at a large munitions depot in the eastern city of Kharkiv overnight, triggering detonation and prompting evacuation of 15,000 residents. Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak said they were considering sabotage as a possible cause of the blaze.

Kharkiv governor Yuliya Svitlychna told 112 Ukraina there were no reports to date that anyone had been killed or injured in the incident.

"Increased security measures were ordered at other bases that store weapons and ammunition after the emergency," Oleksandr Motuzyanyk told a local broadcaster, 112 Ukraina.

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