Today, October 9, at around 3:30 am, a detonation occurred in large ammunition depots of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the villages of Druzhba and Avgustovka near Ichnya in the Chernihiv region. It is about 160 km east of Kiev..

Residents evacuated, radius unknown.

As locals write in social networks, the first thing people started to evacuate from Ichni was on their own, not waiting for rescuers. "The strongest traffic jams, people in a panic are evacuated on their own," users say.

Serious fire at # military warehouse # Ichnya. Evacuate the entire 25 km zone. Heard and 40 km explosions. pic. twitter. com / YxF6G753bG - Alabriel (@alabriella) October 9, 2018 The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that restrictive measures were introduced in connection with the explosion at the 6th Arsenal throughout Chernihiv.

Information about the explosions arrived at 3:30 from the head of the 6th Arsenal.

"Scale to be specified. All relevant services and local authorities were promptly notified.. People are being evacuated. Emergency response headquarters deployed ".

The operative group headed by the Chief of the General Staff went to the scene..

"Relevant restrictive measures are being taken throughout the Chernihiv region and along the state border," the agency added.