An explosion at an ammunition depot wiped out half the village and the railway station.

At the ammunition depots near the village of Novobohdanivka in Melitopol district (Zaporizhzhia region), a fire broke out around 13:00, causing several explosions of ammunition, the press service of the Ministry of Defense told the agency. \n \nAccording to preliminary data, there are no casualties. Residents of four nearby villages have been evacuated. \n \nas the agency's interlocutor reported, only anti-tank shells were stored at the depot. \n \nAn operational group of the Ground Forces led by acting commander Valeriy Frolov flew to the scene. \n \nas the agency was told by the fire safety department in Zaporizhzhia region, numerous explosions occurred on the territory of military unit D030 near the village of Novobohdanivka. \n \nCurrently, 26 fire engines are working there. Fire trains have been dispatched to Fedorivka station, located near Novobohdanivka. \n \nSo far, the department has no information about deaths or injuries. \n \nAccording to eyewitnesses - representatives of the Novobohdanivka village council - a large glow is visible away from the military unit and the village of Fedorivka. The rumbling from the explosions does not stop. \n\nAccording to a number of Ukrainian media, near the village of Fedorivka in Melitopol district, on the territory of a military unit, an ammunition depot exploded. The blast wave destroyed buildings of the military unit and demolished part of the village. The explosions destroyed the Fedorivka junction station in the village of Novobohdanivka. Grad multiple rocket launchers are also exploding. \n\nShell fragments can reach Melitopol as well, which has happened in the nearby villages - Novotroitske, Spaske, Terpinnia. The population has been evacuated within a 10 km radius. Railway tracks and the international Moscow-Crimea highway have been blocked. According to some preliminary data, there are casualties. \n\nA state of emergency has been declared in Melitopol until the fire is extinguished. Operational services and rapid response forces have been placed on heightened alert. Residents of the city of Melitopol are urged to stay at home or in basements during the dangerous period if possible, and not to let children go outside. \n\nSince Friday, classes in Melitopol schools have been suspended. \n