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Explosions at massive arms depot in eastern Ukraine described as "sabotage" as up to 20,000 evacuated - media say Some 20,000 people are being evacuated after a series of explosions at a massive arms depot in eastern Ukraine described by officials as sabotage.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. The base in Balakliya, near Kharkiv, is around 100km (60 miles) from fighting against Russian-backed separatists.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. The dump is used to store thousands of tonnes of ammunition including missiles and artillery weapons.
Rescue teams are overseeing a huge evacuation effort for people living in the city and nearby villages.
The total area of the dump spans more than 350 hectares, the military says.
Munitions from the depot are used to supply military units in the conflict zone, reports say.
There was an earlier attempt to set the facility on fire in December 2015.