“Law enforcement officers announced the suspicion of five persons who organized the production of explosives in Zhytomyr region. Violation of the rules and regulations established by law caused large -scale explosions with victims and destruction. This was reported by the National Police Department of Zhytomyr region. The investigation found that in the summer of 2024, a 60-year-old resident of Sumy region, together with four accomplices, established illegal production of a mixture of explosive and explosive devices, having on”, – WRITE ON: ua.news
Law enforcement officers declared suspicion five persons who organized the production of explosives in Zhytomyr region. Violation of the rules and regulations established by law caused large -scale explosions with victims and destruction.
About itHe was aware National Police Communication Department Zhytomyr region. Investigation inIt was made that in the summer of 2024, a 60-year-old resident of Sumy region, together with four accomplices, established illegal manufacturing of a mixture of explosive and explosive devices, aimed at profit. For this purpose, the entrepreneur organized the purchase and arrangement for such production of the premises of the former cowshed, weighing and warehouse in the village of Berezina in Zhytomyr region. His business partner, a 31-year-old resident of Kiev, provided the premises to the necessary communications and their operation, set up the supply of the necessary chemical components, functioning of production and storage of explosives.
Their accomplice, a 50-year-old resident of Sumy region, who has a chemist education, has developed a recipe for the manufacture of explosive. He also controlled the production process and managed employees: a 37-year-old resident of Sumy region and a 41-year-old resident of Kyiv region. Both workers resided permanently on the territory of the enterprise and made explosives, received the delivered chemical components, performed other works.
It is noted that the finished products were stored in unadapted premises, in violation of the legislation of Ukraine, without any permits, licenses, certificates or other permits, in the immediate vicinity of the residential buildings of the settlement.
On July 2, 2025, at about 6:00 pm, premises were burned, which led to detonation and further explosions with a capacity of more than four tons in TNT equivalent.
Law enforcement officers said that two people were killed as a result of the incident, 83 more were injured in varying severity, buildings and vehicles were damaged. The total amount of losses was over UAH 46 million.
Men have been informed of suspicions of illegal manufacturing and storage explosives and violation of the rules their storage that causedat the death of people and other serious consequences. The persons are threatened with up to 12 years in prison.
We will remind, on July 2 in the village of Berezina near the district road of Zhytomyr there were two explosions, at least two people were killed.
Initially reported that the explosion occurred at the gas station however, the police said that the epicenter was near the local enterprise.