Of these, 68 tons are ready for use. The rest are components for ammunition and scrap metal.

This was on Wednesday evening, September 27, during the meeting of the military cabinet in Kiev, said Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak. According to him, this arsenal could potentially take 140 thousand tons, but at the moment there were only 83 thousand tons of ammunition.

Currently, the spread of the fire is suspended and localized. There is smoke in the territory, but there is no open fire. Also in recent hours there have been no explosions in the storage area, "the minister said..

However, the State Service of Ukraine for Emergencies reports that, as of seven o'clock in the morning of Thursday, 28 September, a single detonation of ammunition has been observed near Kalinovka. Now there are more than 2,350 people and 284 pieces of equipment, - the State Emergency Service.

Recall that the fire in the ammunition depot of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine took place on the evening of September 26. About 30 thousand people were evacuated from the territory of Vinnytsia and Kalinovsky districts.

As reported URA-Inform, the head of the State Emergency Service Mikhail Chechetkin assured that the fire in the village of Kalinovka is localized and further spread of fire is not expected.