Vyshneve explosion: Facility did not belong to Ukraine's Armed Forces, General Staff says

VALENTYNA ROMANENKO, Tetyana Oliynyk - 7 July, 19:17

A video showing detonations in Vyshneve following a Russian attack on the night of 5-6 July. published on social media. Screenshot

Ukraine's General Staff has said that the facility in Vyshneve, Kyiv Oblast, which was the site of a secondary explosion on 6 July, does not belong to the Armed Forces of Ukraine or fall under their authority.

Source: Dmytro Lykhovii, spokesperson for the General Staff, in a comment to Ukrainska Pravda

Quote: "Ukraine's General Staff reports that the facility where the explosions occurred in Vyshneve, Kyiv Oblast, does not fall under the management of or report to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Meanwhile, the order issued by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, which prohibits the placement of ammunition depots and other similar facilities near residential areas and places where civilians are present, remains in force."

Details: Lykhovii added that the armed forces "consistently stand guard over the safety of the civilian population and express sincere condolences to civilians affected by the tragedy caused by the strike by the Russian aggressor".

Background:

Russia launched a large-scale combined strike on Ukraine using attack drones as well as air-, land- and sea-launched missiles of various types on the night of 5-6 July. Ukrainian air defences downed 363 out of 419 aerial assets, while 29 ballistic missiles and 18 attack drones struck 34 locations.
Nearly 500 residents were evacuated from Vishneve because of the risk of a secondary explosion.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he expects the Security Service of Ukraine and the intelligence agencies to establish in detail what happened in Vyshneve.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko has described the destruction in Vyshneve as the worst damage to residential areas since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. She said that thirteen hectares of residential area buildings have been damaged.
Mykola Kalashnyk, Head of Kyiv Oblast Military Administration, reported that nine people had been killed and 58 injured as a result of the Russian attack on Kyiv Oblast.

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