A powerful explosion is seen in the ammunition depot at a military base in Kalynivka, west of Kiev, Ukraine. Photo / AP
A powerful explosion is seen in the ammunition depot at a military base in Kalynivka, west of Kiev, Ukraine. Photo / AP
Massive explosions and a blaze at a military ammunition depot in central Ukraine have forced authorities to evacuate 24,000 people and close airspace over the region.
The blasts occurred at a military base near Kalynivka in the Vynnytsya region, 270km west of Kiev, Ukrainian emergencies service said in a statement.
One person was injured, it said.
The powerful explosion meant 24,000 people were evacuated. Photo / AP
The area was also closed to rail and road traffic.
