The city council of Vinnytsia refuted the information about chemical and radiation air pollution in the region, which allegedly started after the explosion at the ammunition depot in Kalynivka, the press service of Vinnytsia administration informs.
“According to operative duty officers of the department of civil defense of Vinnytsia regional administration, and Head Department of The State Emergency Service of Ukraine, the chemical, ecological and radiation situation is normal,” the statement says.
As we reported earlier, one of the biggest ammunition depots in Ukraine is on fire since 10:00 p.m., September 26. Thousands of people from Kalynivka and other nearby villages had to get evacuated, many of them using their own transport. Volunteers were posting to social networks for the whole night offering help and providing new details on the explosions.