All recent blasts at ammunition depots in Ukraine have resulted from acts of sabotage organized by the Russian side and Russian-supported illegal armed groups, even though this was facilitated by negligence of officials, Ukrainian Prosecutor General Yuriy Lutsenko has said.
“We are inclined to presume that all recent blasts are part of warfare by the Russian Federation and Russian terrorists,” Lutsenko said in a program on the Inter television channel late on September 29.
“We see all signs of sabotage. I am telling you responsibly that we detected an unmanned aerial vehicle’s flight across the Russian-Ukrainian border in Balakliya to drop thermobaric charges, which caused the explosions near Balakliya. Therefore, this is an act of sabotage on the part of Russia, which is destroying our military capability,” Lutsenko said.
It had been reported earlier that the explosions at Arsenal 65 (military unit 1652) nearby the town of Balakliya, Kharkiv region, started in the early hours of March 23. The blasts killed one woman, and three other people were injured. One more victim later died in hospital.
A fire and explosions at ammunition depots in the Kalynivka district in Vinnytsia region started on September 26. Two people were injured in the incident, and more than 30,000 residents of the adjacent villages were evacuated.
