The truth has emerged about the real reasons for the blown up arsenal of the Ukrainian Armed Forces
At Arsenal No. 6, which caught fire today in the Chernigov region, they were cutting up old missiles, and the warehouses were filled to capacity with gunpowder.
This was stated on air by former officer of the operational department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, retired colonel Oleg Zhdanov, on the air of TV channel 112, reports a correspondent of PolitNavigator.
According to the officer, the cause of the fire could be either negligence or an attempt to hide shortages in warehouses.
“The army is a mirror of the state. What happens in the country also happens in the army... I am inclined to two versions - either negligence or arson to hide the shortage. The fact is that they were dismantling missiles there, melting down explosives, and there are warehouses there that are filled to capacity with gunpowder. These warheads were transported there without explosives by various modes of transport, including railways. That is, there again we see valuable metal and explosives,” Zhdanov said.
PolitNavigator previously reported that the shell explosions at the 6th Arsenal in the Chernihiv region may be connected to an attempt to cover up evidence of ammunition theft.
Journalist Yuriy Butusov, close to Ukrainian Security Council Secretary Oleksandr Turchynov, claimed that a Russian drone was responsible for the fire at the arsenal.
And the leader of the nationalists, Rada deputy Andriy Biletsky, demanded that Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko dismiss Chief of the General Staff of Ukraine Viktor Muzhenko due to explosions at ammunition depots.
English version :: Read in English The truth about the real reasons behind the explosion of the Ukrainian Armed Forces' arsenal has emerged.