Pavlo Krylenko, head of the Donetsk Oblast Military Administration has claimed that Russia truck an ammonia nitrate warehouse in the Kharkiv Oblast. He said that there had been no threat to the residents of the adjacent areas due to the blast, however.
Kyrylenko stated, "The explosion in Kharkiv Oblast does not pose a threat to the local population. According to the most up-to-date information, this afternoon a Russian shell hit a warehouse in Kharkiv Region where, according to preliminary information, ammonia nitrate was stored".
"Residents of the northern Donetsk region saw a huge column of smoke which might have seemed dangerous, but there is no reason to panic. Ammonia nitrate is not classified as a dangerous chemical substance, and it’s mostly concentrated in a cloud that reaches only 200-500m from the epicenter of the explosion. This explosion does not constitute a danger. The towns and villages of Donetsk Oblast are outside the area affected by the cloud", he continued.
Kyrylenko stated, "The explosion in Kharkiv Oblast does not pose a threat to the local population. According to the most up-to-date information, this afternoon a Russian shell hit a warehouse in Kharkiv Region where, according to preliminary information, ammonia nitrate was stored".
"Residents of the northern Donetsk region saw a huge column of smoke which might have seemed dangerous, but there is no reason to panic. Ammonia nitrate is not classified as a dangerous chemical substance, and it’s mostly concentrated in a cloud that reaches only 200-500m from the epicenter of the explosion. This explosion does not constitute a danger. The towns and villages of Donetsk Oblast are outside the area affected by the cloud", he continued.