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title: "Explosions at the Khmelnytskyi training ground: military personnel injured, investigation launched"
description: "Powerful explosions rocked a military training ground in Khmelnytskyi. As a result of the incident, four military personnel were injured, and contact has been lost with several soldiers. Investigators have already launched an investigation under the article on violation of rules for handling weapons. 💣🚑"
date: 2026-07-31T14:56:00.000Z
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# Explosions at the Khmelnytskyi training ground: military personnel injured, investigation launched

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A serious emergency occurred on the territory of a military training ground in the Khmelnytskyi region. Powerful explosions, which were heard in the regional center, were the result of ammunition detonation. The incident resulted in casualties and the launch of an official investigation.

According to information received by RBC-Ukraine from the Office of the Prosecutor General, four military personnel were injured as a result of the explosions. The wounded soldiers were urgently transported to a medical facility where they are receiving necessary assistance. Doctors are currently determining the exact severity of the injuries sustained.

The situation at the scene remains tense. Contact has been lost with several military personnel who were at the epicenter of the explosion. Search and rescue operations and efforts to clarify their whereabouts are ongoing.

### Investigation progress and legal qualification

Investigative authorities have already begun the active phase of their work. Currently, interrogations of the command and personnel of the military unit where the incident occurred on the training ground are being conducted. A direct inspection of the crime scene is scheduled for the time when safe access to the training ground territory is ensured after the detonations cease.

The preliminary legal qualification of the incident is defined as a violation of rules for handling weapons and ammunition. Investigators are considering the version that the serious consequences occurred due to negligence or carelessness (Part 2 of Article 414 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine).

### Reaction of local residents and official confirmation

The powerful sounds of explosions that rang out today in Khmelnytskyi caused concern among local residents. Notably, an air raid alarm was not declared in the regional center at that moment, which gave rise to numerous rumors of a possible attack.

Subsequently, the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine officially commented on the situation, confirming that the explosions were the result of an emergency incident at the training ground of one of the military units in the Khmelnytskyi region, and not a consequence of hostilities.