The fire at the ammunition depot near the village of Maloyanysol, Donetsk region’s Nykolske district, not far from Mariupol has been extinguished, the Ukrainian State Emergency Situations Service said on Saturday.
The fire occurred on Friday.
“The field close to the base grounds was set on fire by unknown civilians,” the South operations command said citing commanders of the military unit, where the incident had happened.
“The fire spread to the depots which store munitions causing these to detonate,” the South operations command said.
A criminal case on charges of deliberate damage or destruction of property has been initiated on the grounds of the fire.
