The costs are significant. Poltorak said about the extent of the consequences of the fire in Balakleya
After a fire at an ammunition depot in Balakleya in Kharkiv region, just over 30% of ammunition.
This was stated by the Minister of defence of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak.
According to him, is the munitions which were in short supply.
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“Significant damage that would affect the state of combat readiness of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, this event did not cause, though of course significant losses”, – said the head of the defense Ministry, adding that other bases of storage of weapons is enough.
Also Poltorak said that in February 2017 based in Balakliya completed the audit. He stressed that that “the fire was trying to hide something, is not true,” writes “Ukrainian truth”.
We will remind, on March 23, near the town of Balakleya, Kharkiv region, exploded one of the largest in Ukraine warehouse of ammunition.
This information is officially confirmed by the local authority, and the place went to the Commission at the Ministry of defence. On the 24th of March in balakliia fully eliminated the fire in military warehouses. It was reported that the mine site will occur within a month or two. Simultaneously with the process of demining military unit in this area will continue its work.
The damage from the explosions at the largest ammunition depot of Ukraine, which is situated in balakliia, Kharkiv region, amounts to 167 million UAH. This was stated by the Chairman of Balakleya district state administration Stepan Maselsky.