Explosion in Khmelnytskyi region: State Emergency Service clears area adjacent to training ground

According to Ukrinform, the State Emergency Service reported this on Facebook.

“The main forces of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine have completed their tasks in the Khmelnytskyi region,” the statement reads.

Throughout the week, pyrotechnic units, together with specialists from the Unmanned Systems Forces, cleared the area of explosive ordnance. Using drones and robotic systems, they surveyed the terrain and bodies of water, identifying, removing, and transporting dangerous finds for subsequent destruction.

Specialists from mobile mine safety classes, together with community rescue officers, educated the public, teaching children and adults how to act if they discover explosive objects.

At the same time, the State Emergency Service emphasized that despite the completion of the main forces’ operations, cleanup efforts continue. Bomb disposal experts, divers, and dog handlers continue to survey the area, respond to reports of dangerous finds, and carry out the necessary work until all threats are eliminated.

As reported by Ukrinform, on July 31, an emergency occurred in the Khmelnytskyi territorial community at the USF military unit’s training ground, resulting in an explosion followed by a secondary detonation.

The explosion ended on the evening of July 31. It was reported that three Special Operations Forces soldiers had been wounded, and five other soldiers were unaccounted for.