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Zelensky Orders Firings After Vyshneve Depot Blast Kills Seven

7/10/2026

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President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Vyshneve explosion hit a Ukroboronprom depot and promised criminal charges and firings.
Ukraine opened an investigation of the blast, which killed seven and injured 29, assigning State Security Service, Interior Ministry and Prosecutor General’s Office.
Critics say probe shows strain on Ukraine’s defense sector as interceptor stockpiles dwindle after the strike, which was part of a barrage that killed 19 in Kyiv and injured 90.

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President Volodymyr Zelensky said the Vyshneve explosion hit a Ukroboronprom depot and promised criminal charges and firings.
Ukraine opened an investigation of the blast, which killed seven and injured 29, assigning State Security Service, Interior Ministry and Prosecutor General’s Office.
Critics say probe shows strain on Ukraine’s defense sector as interceptor stockpiles dwindle after the strike, which was part of a barrage that killed 19 in Kyiv and injured 90.