Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky admitted that the weapons depot in the city of Vyshnev in the Kiev region, where the explosion occurred, is located near residential buildings.
“There were detailed reports on the situation in the city of Vishnevoy after the explosion in the warehouses and the fire,” he said in an evening video message on the Telegram channel.
The President of Ukraine added that the leaders of two structures from Ukroboronprom placed a warehouse in a populated area near the residential sector, allegedly contrary to instructions, reports said. RIA Novosti.
Before that, Zelensky demanded that the Ukrainian Security Service and the Main Intelligence Directorate conduct a comprehensive analysis of the events that took place in the city of Vishnev. He described the situation in the settlement as difficult, and added that after the raid launched by the Russian Armed Forces, a secondary explosion of ammunition was observed at the site.
Earlier it also became known that the Ukrainian armed forces left several hundred corpses of military personnel in Konstantinovka. The fact that Russian fighters liberated the city became known on July 3. Russian President Vladimir Putin described the actions of the Russian Armed Forces as an excellent result. According to him, the enemy has established a deep-layered defense system in the region.