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Recent events have witnessed a series of explosions across various regions, highlighting the ongoing conflict and security challenges. In Kharkiv, a firefighting truck was struck by an explosive device while addressing a forest fire, leading to injuries. Meanwhile, Kyiv faced air raid alerts as air defense systems engaged enemy UAVs. In Crimea's occupied Feodosia, explosions resulted in black smoke billowing from an oil depot. Simultaneously, Belgorod, Russia, experienced significant outages following explosions that disrupted power and water supplies. As explosive incidents continue to unfold globally, including attacks on Zaporizhzhia and residential areas, these events underscore the heightened threat from explosive devices and drones. Stay informed as we bring you in-depth coverage of explosions and their impacts on communities across Ukraine and beyond, highlighting the resilience and challenges faced in an unpredictable security landscape.

What caused the explosion in the Kharkiv region?

The explosion in the Kharkiv region was caused by a firefighting truck hitting an explosive device, assessed as an enemy anti-tank mine, leading to injuries for the vehicle's driver.

How did Kyiv respond to drone threats in September?

Kyiv implemented air raid alerts and activated its air defense systems in response to reports of enemy UAVs posing a threat to the city's safety, showcasing its efforts to protect against aerial attacks.

What was the impact of explosions in occupied Feodosia?

The explosions in occupied Feodosia likely targeted a local oil depot, resulting in significant black smoke observed over the area, amidst existing tensions and threats from unmanned aerial vehicles in Crimea.

Why was Belgorod, Russia, mentioned in recent explosion reports?

Belgorod, Russia, experienced a severe disruption in electricity and water supplies following powerful explosions that hit the city and its surrounding region, highlighting the widespread impact of these incidents.

What happened in Konotop during the September explosion event?

In Konotop, multiple explosions occurred, damaging transport infrastructure and injuring civilians. This underscores the threat posed by explosive attacks affecting key facilities and the safety of locals.

How did the explosion affect infrastructure in Zaporizhzhia?

Explosions in Zaporizhzhia, caused by enemy attack drones, resulted in a fatality, multiple injuries, and significant damage to local warehouses, highlighting the ongoing conflict's toll on civilian infrastructure.

What is the situation with fuel tank explosions near Smolensk?

Near Smolensk, an accident involving a train and truck led to burning railway fuel tanks. The incident caused significant fire damage, raising concerns about safety at railway crossings in the region.

What measures are in place to address explosions in urban areas?

In response to urban explosions, authorities employ air defense systems, engage in repairs and restorations, and perform ongoing evaluations of explosive threats to enhance community safety and resilience.

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Probe into mortar blast: military police have five theories including untrained squad, outdated shell made in 1973. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) Probe into mortar blast: military police have five theories including untrained squad, outdated shell made in 1973. DOCUMENT (in Ukrainian) The military police also suggests that one of the reasons for the explosion of the Molot mortar which inflicted injuries on two servicemen could be alcohol intoxication of the unit deputy commander. 17 655 103 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Three Ukrainian servicemen wounded in Molot mortar explosion in Ukraine Three Ukrainian servicemen wounded in Molot mortar explosion in Ukraine's east, – JFO center Three Ukrainian fighters received injuries as a Molot mortar exploded at a military unit in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) zone in the Donbas. 12 532 147 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Minibus with city council member behind wheel explodes in Dnipropetrovsk region. PHOTOS Minibus with city council member behind wheel explodes in Dnipropetrovsk region. PHOTOS A minibus driver, who appeared to be a local city council member, received minor injuries as his vehicle detonated in Kamianske city (formerly Dniprodzerzhynsk), the Dnipropetrovsk region, at about 3 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 2. 17 267 72 Incidents

Three persons injured as powerful blast rocked high-rise building in Kryvyi Rih, - State Emergency Service. PHOTOS Three persons injured as powerful blast rocked high-rise building in Kryvyi Rih, - State Emergency Service. PHOTOS An explosion occurred on the eighth floor of a nine-storey apartment block in Kryvyi Rih which resulted in three persons injured including a child. 31 428 76 Incidents

Molot mortar tube blast: Minister Poltorak initiates additional check of metal used in mortar production Molot mortar tube blast: Minister Poltorak initiates additional check of metal used in mortar production Ukraine’s Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak instructed to check the metal which was used in production of M-15 Molot mortar tube as part of the official probe into mortar tube explosion at Rivne-based combined arms training facility. 16 417 46 Incidents

Mortar tube explosion at Rivne firing range most likely caused by double loading, - Defense Ministry Mortar tube explosion at Rivne firing range most likely caused by double loading, - Defense Ministry The representatives of Ukraine’s Defense Ministry say experts confirmed Molot mortar tube explosion at Rivne training facility was caused by double loading. 27 709 149 Incidents

Mortar tube explosion at Rivne firing range could be caused by double loading, top military prosecutor says Mortar tube explosion at Rivne firing range could be caused by double loading, top military prosecutor says Double loading could have caused the explosion of mortar tube during live-fire exercise at the Rivne-based shooting ground. 30 737 146 Incidents

MoD: safety measures violation is working theory of probe into mortar explosion at Rivne training area MoD: safety measures violation is working theory of probe into mortar explosion at Rivne training area Ukraine’s Defense Ministry initiated internal investigation into the explosion of mortar at combined arms shooting range in Rivne. 28 162 118 Incidents

Three servicemen killed, nine injured as mortar exploded during drills at Rivne-based training area, - MoD Three servicemen killed, nine injured as mortar exploded during drills at Rivne-based training area, - MoD A mortar exploded during live-fire training at the shooting range in Rivne at 6 a.m. today. Preliminary information indicates that three servicemen were killed and another nine received injuries. 38 012 214 Incidents

Gas station on Kyiv-Zhytomyr highway explodes after its client drives away without taking fuelling nozzle out of gas tank. CCTV footage Gas station on Kyiv-Zhytomyr highway explodes after its client drives away without taking fuelling nozzle out of gas tank. CCTV footage Powerful explosion which eventually caused major fire rocked a gas station on Kyiv-Zhytomyr highway. 58 299 247 Incidents

Car that detonated in Kyiv belongs to Donbas war veteran, police investigate several leads Car that detonated in Kyiv belongs to Donbas war veteran, police investigate several leads The car which exploded in one of Kyiv districts belongs to a reserve officer of Ukrainian Armed Forces who took part in combat operations in the country’s east. 27 467 89 Incidents

Four children injured as powerful blast rocks Kyiv’s Sviatoshynskyi district, - National Police. PHOTOS Four children injured as powerful blast rocks Kyiv’s Sviatoshynskyi district, - National Police. PHOTOS Blast in Sviatoshynskyi district of Kyiv inflicted injuries on four children on June 14. All of them were hospitalized including two in critical condition. 34 377 82 Kyiv News

Bridge connecting occupied Khrustalnyi and Luhansk demolished in supposed powerful explosion. PHOTOS Bridge connecting occupied Khrustalnyi and Luhansk demolished in supposed powerful explosion. PHOTOS A bridge in Ivanivka – the village located in the part of the Luhansk region which is temporarily not controlled by the Ukrainian government - was blown up on the night of May 21. The destroyed bridge was a part of the shortest route between the cities of Khrustalnyi (formerly Krasnyi Luch) and Luhansk. 49 272 178 Previously in trend: Occupied territories - Crimea and Donbas

Nine persons injured in grenade explosion in Ivano-Frankivsk region, police deputy chief says Nine persons injured in grenade explosion in Ivano-Frankivsk region, police deputy chief says A man tossed grenade in a crowd of local residents during a conflict that took place outside a cafe in a village in the Ivano-Frankivsk region. 12 044 36 Incidents

Six persons injured in blast at Kyiv-based warehouse, - police. VIDEO Six persons injured in blast at Kyiv-based warehouse, - police. VIDEO Six security guards received injuries in explosion that rocked warehouse in industrial park along Kyiv’s Novopyrohivska Street. 7 833 16 Kyiv News

Two persons injured in alleged grenade explosion in Kyiv’s Kyoto Park last night, - National Police. PHOTOS Two persons injured in alleged grenade explosion in Kyiv’s Kyoto Park last night, - National Police. PHOTOS Two people received shrapnel wounds in blast that rocked Kyoto Park in the Desnianskyi district of Ukraine’s capital city, Kyiv. 17 274 36 Previously in trend: Police workdays

Unidentified individuals tossed two grenades inside production shop of Cherkasy-based defense enterprise Unidentified individuals tossed two grenades inside production shop of Cherkasy-based defense enterprise The premises of the production shop of Cherkasy Photoprylad SE, which is part of Ukraine's state-run defense concern Ukroboronprom, were hit by a security alarm and a blast on the night of Thursday. 13 371 55 Incidents

SBU says Russian General Staff behind assassination attempt on MP Mosiichuk SBU says Russian General Staff behind assassination attempt on MP Mosiichuk The terrorist attack in which Radical Party faction MP Ihor Mosiichuk was injured was organized by a member of the Main Directorate of the General Staff of the Russian Federation. 24 860 122 Incidents

Three National Guard soldiers injured in blast at Kryvyi Rih-based training ground, - command operations center Three National Guard soldiers injured in blast at Kryvyi Rih-based training ground, - command operations center The National Guard command initiated service check into circumstances of the incident. 4 668 17 Incidents

Car bomb attack in Kyiv: one person hospitalized with minor injuries. VIDEO&PHOTOS Car bomb attack in Kyiv: one person hospitalized with minor injuries. VIDEO&PHOTOS Police say an explosive device detonated in a Range Rover parked along Yakuba Kolasa Str. in Kyiv’s Sviatoshynskyi district around 5 a.m. today. The car owner was injured in his legs by the blast. 15 925 41 Previously in trend: Police workdays

Not arson but explosion caused fire at Hungarian Cultural Association office, - NGO deputy chairperson. surveillance VIDEO Not arson but explosion caused fire at Hungarian Cultural Association office, - NGO deputy chairperson. surveillance VIDEO The office of Uzhhorod-based Zakarpattia Hungarian Cultural Association was not set on fire but blown up. 26 337 93 Incidents

Explosion in Nikopol: police say local council member Rybakov injured. VIDEO Explosion in Nikopol: police say local council member Rybakov injured. VIDEO A person received shrapnel wound in powerful blast that rocked a garage in Nikopol (the Dnipropetrovsk region) on Jan. 31. 13 026 31 Incidents

Investigators have several versions of Kharkiv explosion, regional police chief says Investigators have several versions of Kharkiv explosion, regional police chief says According to preliminary findings, a grenade exploded near Brusnychka store in Kharkiv Monday morning. 7 746 22 Previously in trend: Police workdays

Two persons injured in blast outside store in Kharkiv. VIDEO+PHOTOS Two persons injured in blast outside store in Kharkiv. VIDEO+PHOTOS A 53-year-old woman who was passing by a store on Kharkiv’s Klochkovska Street triggered an unknown explosive device this morning. 17 662 38 Incidents

Three policemen severely injured in grenade explosion while detaining suspect in Berdiansk, police chief says. PHOTO Three policemen severely injured in grenade explosion while detaining suspect in Berdiansk, police chief says. PHOTO Three police officers received severe shrapnel injuries in Berdiansk, the Zaporizhia region, as the suspect they were trying to apprehend detonated a grenade. 33 826 120 Incidents

Donbas resident killed by blast while trying to cut through unexploded ordnance. PHOTOS Donbas resident killed by blast while trying to cut through unexploded ordnance. PHOTOS A resident of Cherkasske village in Sloviansk larger area, born in 1983, was killed in projectile explosion. 4 567 3 Incidents

Ukrainian military destroy chimney in Donbas used by Russian mercenaries for observation. VIDEO Ukrainian military destroy chimney in Donbas used by Russian mercenaries for observation. VIDEO The soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces destroyed a brick chimney in the neutral zone of the Donbas that the Russian mercenaries used as a look-out post. 61 191 233 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

никополь Courtroom carnage: two persons killed, nine injured in grenade explosion in Nikopol court. VIDEO+PHOTOS At least two people were killed and nine were injured after a person detonated one or two grenades at the hearing of the Nikopol regional court in the Dnipropetrovsk region. 200 144 519 Incidents

аброськин One law enforcer killed, two injured as police cruiser trips mine in ATO zone, National Police deputy chief says. PHOTOS The National Police squad car triggered a mine planted by the Russian saboteurs in the vicinity of Hnutove village in the Donetsk region. One officer was killed and two others were injured in explosion. 49 296 62 Incidents

взрыв мосийчук "I believe the masterminds are in Moscow, doers are in Kyiv," - MP Mosiichuk made a statement Radical Party MP Ihor Mosiichuk regained consciousness after a surgery and made an official statement. 98 469 369 Previously in trend: Attempt on Mosiichuk

взрыв мосийчук MP Mosiichuk wounded in explosion near Espreso TV last night. VIDEO+PHOTOS People's deputy Ihor Mosiichuk was wounded in explosion near the Espreso TV building in Kyiv last night, Oct. 25. 174 576 288 Previously in trend: Attempt on Mosiichuk

калиновка Muzhenko might be questioned in case of Kalynivka ammo depot explosions, Lutsenko says The Finance Ministry of Ukraine allocated funds upon the Defense Ministry's requests in timely manner, Prosecutor General Yurii Lutsenko says. 6 045 59 Previously in trend: Fire at ammunition depot in Kalynivka

комитет National Security Committee of Rada calls on Poroshenko to dismiss Muzhenko The committee also made a decision to address Defense Minister Stepan Poltorak with a request to dismiss the head of the Military police of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 46 484 183 Previously in trend: Fire at ammunition depot in Kalynivka

калиновка Kalynivka explosions caused by sabotage act at Grads BM-21 storage area, - Butusov Experts of the military prosecutor's office of the Defense Ministry led by chief inspector of the Ministry, Lieutenant General Ruslan Khomchak are finishing the work on finding the circumstances of the explosions at the 48th arsenal in Kalynivka. The primary lead has been established. 89 316 142 Previously in trend: Fire at ammunition depot in Kalynivka

минобороны Defense Ministry asking for additional 100 million on security of Armed Forces' ammunition depots The Defense Ministry of Ukraine is requesting an increase in funding of ammunition disposal and ensuring survivability and fire and explosion safety of arsenals, bases, and depots of the Armed Forces by 13 percent, or 100 million hryvnia ($3.7 million) up to 434.2 million hryvnia within the state budget of 2018. 6 423 78 Previously in trend: Budget 2018 Fire at ammunition depot in Kalynivka

муженко Satellite vehicles seen above Kalynivka depot, - Chief of General Staff Muzhenko Chief of the General Staff Viktor Muzhenko said that communication and power supply were off in Kalynivka depot, and that satellite vehicles were noticed above the facility on the day of the accident. 194 975 801 Previously in trend: Fire at ammunition depot in Kalynivka

луценко Lutsenko on Kalynivka explosions: This was sabotage act, made possible through neglect of duty In the upcoming days, law enforces will serve indictments to officials who might have been involved in the neglect of duty that led to the sabotage act at the ammunition depot in Kalynivka. 13 936 87 Previously in trend: Fire at ammunition depot in Kalynivka

взрыв Car of member of regional council, head of UKROP faction Kokitko blown up in Zhytomyr region. PHOTO In early hours of Sept. 29, the car of the head of UKROP party faction in the Zhytomyr regional council, deputy mayor of Baranivka Nataliia Kokitko was blown up in Pershotravensk, the Zhytomyr region. 73 679 79 Ukrainian Politics

калиновка Single explosions continue at Kalynivka depot, more than 110 explosives seized by field engineers, - State Emergency Service. PHOTOS Rescuers say locals may return to their homes despite single cases of shell detonations at the Kalynivka ammo depot. 11 434 38 Previously in trend: Fire at ammunition depot in Kalynivka

снаряд на нефтебазе Shell from Kalynivka depot hits petroleum base: "It's a miracle". VIDEO One of the shells that flew out of the ammunition depot during the fire in Kalynivka, the Vinnytsia region, fell at a petroleum base. 32 458 56 Previously in trend: Fire at ammunition depot in Kalynivka

турчинов испытания All vertical, starting from chief of General Staff, should be held responsible, - Turchynov on Kalynivka explosions The responsibility for the fire at the ammunition depot in Kalynivka, the Vinnytsia region, is on the entire vertical of the defense leadership of the country starting from the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. 369 999 205 Previously in trend: Fire at ammunition depot in Kalynivka

чечеткин Fire in Kalynivka depot localized, towns to be cleared of mines in upcoming days, - Head of State Emergency Service Chechotkin Head of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine Mykola Chechotkin said that the fire at the ammunition depot in Kalynivka, the Vinnytsia region, has been completely localized. 7 910 43 Incidents

винник State lost $800 million in ammunition in Kalynivka explosions, - MP Vinnyk The state has lost $800 million due to fire and explosions of ammunition in storage facilities in Kalynivka, the Vinnytsia region. 52 906 238 Previously in trend: Fire at ammunition depot in Kalynivka

dphsd? rfkbyjdrf Explosions in Kalynivka are Muzhenko's dismissal. Criminal cases against generals from General Staff to follow, - Yurii Bereza If the practice of blowing up ammunition depots does not stop, and responsible people not made accountable, Ukraine will lose the war with Russia. 122 051 335 Previously in trend: Fire at ammunition depot in Kalynivka

dphsd? rfkbyjdrf Kalynivka explosions: Armed Forces say enemy drone involved The explosions at the ammunition depot in Kalynivka, the Vinnytsia region, have been organized by a sabotage group that managed to escape during the anti-terrorist operation held by the Ukrainian law enforcers in the Vinnytsia region the day before. 89 228 409 Previously in trend: Fire at ammunition depot in Kalynivka

dphsd? rfkbyjdrf Powerful explosion at ammunition depot in Kalynivka. VIDEO A powerful explosion at the ammunition depot in Kalynivka, the Vinnytsia region, was captured on camera by witnesses who were observing the fire. 131 219 213 Previously in trend: Fire at ammunition depot in Kalynivka

порошенко Poroshenko summons War Cabinet over Kalynivka explosions President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko made a decision to summon the War Cabinet consisting of Prime Minister Volodymyr Hroisman, NSDC Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov, heads of law enforcement and defense agencies over the explosions in the ammunition depot in Kalynivka, the Vinnytsia region. 95 101 611 Previously in trend: Fire at ammunition depot in Kalynivka

калиновка SBU knew of sabotage act prepared for Poroshenko's birthday in Vinnytsia region, - journalist The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) possessed information about possible preparation of a sabotage act in the Vinnytsia region on Sept. 26, the birthday of President Petro Poroshenko. 199 090 438 Previously in trend: Fire at ammunition depot in Kalynivka