Explosions at ammunition depots: 2004

The village of Novobohdanivka near Melitopol, 2004. The video shows the aftermath of the explosions at the ammunition depots: fire trucks, armored personnel carriers with the words "Mine clearance", an ambulance, a shell in the grass, smoke from the fire, Yanukovych in the plane, Andriy Klyuyev, Hanna Herman, people on the street, emergency workers working near residential buildings, injured people in the hospital.

Interview: Viktor Yanukovych, Prime Minister of Ukraine; Andriy Klyuyev, Vice Prime Minister and Head of the Emergency Response Staff; Serhiy Zgurets, military expert.

For reference: The explosions of artillery depots in Novobohdanivka were a man-made disaster that occurred in May 2004. The explosions killed 5 people, damaged buildings in Novobohdanivka and the surrounding villages, and disrupted rail and road traffic on the nearby highways. 22 families were left homeless. A total of 6,963 residents from 15 villages within the 10-kilometer zone were relocated from the affected area. The area affected was 314 square kilometers, including 4 kilometers of the Zaporizhzhia-Melitopol gas pipeline.