Ukraine ammo depot explosion images: Over 10,000 evacuated; road, rail transport suspended

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Around 12,000 people were evacuated on Tuesday after fire and explosions at a rate of two to three a second hit a Ukrainian Defence Ministry ammunition depot early in the morning. No casualties were reported. Ukraine’s state security service said it was investigating possible sabotage, and the Defence Ministry’s spokesman said the fact that explosions were set off in different parts of the depot pointed to sabotage.

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Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman meets with emergency personnel as he visits the village of Parafiivka, located near the scene of explosions at a defence ministry ammunition depot in the eastern Chernigov region, Ukraine. (Reuters)

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Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman talks with local residents in the village of Parafiivka, located near the scene of explosions. (Reuters)

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Smoke rises after the powerful explosion at the ammunition depot of a military base near the town of Ichnya. (AP)

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The depot is located in the Chernihiv region, 176 km east of the capital, Kiev. (Reuters)

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A woman who lived 50 km away told a local TV channel that she could hear the explosions. (Reuters)

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The airspace in a 30 km radius was closed and road and rail transport suspended. (Reuters)

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The emergency services reported gas and electricity supplies to the area have been disrupted. (Reuters)

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Emergency workers evacuate local residents after explosions hit the Ukrainian defence ministry ammunition depot on Tuesday morning. (Reuters)

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Several large fires have hit ammunition and weapons depots in recent years, an additional drain on Ukraine’s military. (Reuters)