Gas transit shipments to Europe not affected by fire at Ukraine's ammo depot

"The operation of three gas distribution stations has been halted. Yet, the situation does not affect the transit as the loop gas supply system of the regional center allows us to provide residents with gas in full," Beliavsky wrote on Facebook on Wednesday.

Read alsoUpdated: Ukraine's military prosecutors see subversive activity in Kalynivka ammo depot blasts (Photos, video)As UNIAN reported earlier, first explosions at the Ukrainian Defense Ministry's ammunition depots located near Kalynivka were reported at about 22:00 local time on Tuesday, September 26. Later that day, Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman arrived in Vinnytsia region to find out the circumstances and check how the disaster was being eliminated.

As of noon on Wednesday, September 27, State Emergency Service personnel had evacuated over 30,000 people. They also extinguished fire outbreaks at six facilities caused by the hit of shells.