Thousands evacuated in Ukraine as ammunition depot explodes
Thousands evacuated in Ukraine as ammunition depot explodes Smoke and flames rise over a warehouse storing ammunition for multiple rocket launcher systems at a military base in the town of Kalynivka in Vinnytsia region, Ukraine September 27, 2017 KIEV, Reuters, SEPTEMBER 27, 2017 -- Massive explosions and a blaze at a military ammunition depot in central Ukraine forced authorities to evacuate 24,000 people and close airspace over the region, officials said on Wednesday. Smoke and flames rise over a warehouse storing ammunition for multiple rocket launcher systems at a military base in the town of Kalynivka in Vinnytsia The blasts occurred late on Tuesday at a military base near Kalynivka in the Vynnytsya region, 270 kilometers (168 miles) west of Kiev, Ukrainian emergencies service said in a statement. Thousands evacuated in Ukraine as ammunition depot explodes One person was injured, it said. Arriving in the region hour...