Today, during the visit of presidential candidate Viktor Yanukovych to Luhansk, after his speech at the Luhansk Law Academy, at 12:30 a five-story building located nearby exploded. The head of Viktor Yushchenko's Luhansk regional headquarters, Oleksiy Danilov, believes this could be a planned provocation.
According to him, it is not yet known whether there are casualties from the explosion. Fire and emergency services, as well as an ambulance, are currently at the scene. The building itself has been completely wiped off the face of the earth.
"I would very much like this explosion to have some domestic cause," states Oleksiy Danilov. "However, there are great fears that this is a provocation aimed at convincing the population that the explosion is the work of Yushchenko's supporters."
The explosion occurred an hour and a half after Viktor Yanukovych's speech at the law academy located nearby.
The number of people injured as a result of the explosion in the building on the outskirts of Luhansk has risen to six people.
As ICTV was informed by the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Ukraine, rescuers are currently talking to one of the injured, who remains under the rubble. // ICTV