An explosion took place at the test station of the state research institute for chemical products of Ukroboronprom [En: Ukrainian Military Industries] in Sumy oblast on Thursday.
Lviv mayor Andriy Sadovyi has asked President Poroshenko and Prime Minister Groysman to declare Lviv and the adjacent villages an environmental emergency area. The reason for his plea is the situation in Velyki Hrybovychi landfill.