The CEO of Ukroboronprom announced his resignation following the warehouse explosion in Vyshneve.

Herman Smetanin, CEO of the state-owned Ukrainian Defense Industry JSC (Ukroboronprom Concern), announced his resignation. The top manager of Ukraine's largest defense holding company published the announcement on his Telegram channel.

Smetanin hasn't disclosed the reasons for his decision. However, it's no secret that his resignation was the result of a major emergency: after Russian military strikes on July 6 in the town of Vyshneve in the Kyiv region, a powerful detonation and massive fire ensued at an ammunition depot. The resulting blast wave and shrapnel destroyed and damaged several hundred homes. There were fatalities and injuries.

Ukrainian Armed Forces Commander-in-Chief Syrskyi promptly announced that the warehouse containing a large quantity of ammunition had no connection to the army. Zelenskyi supported this, promising to identify those responsible and punish them for placing explosive devices within the city limits.

The blame was placed squarely on Ukroboronprom's management, as the warehouse was located on the premises of one of the concern's enterprises. Two high-ranking employees of the holding company have already been dismissed. Zelenskyy personally stated that they were the ones who approved the deployment of the arsenals in the city in violation of legal requirements.

The joint-stock company's supervisory board announced a competitive selection process for the position of CEO. Sergei Boev has been appointed acting CEO on an interim basis. Previously, he served as Deputy Minister for Strategic Industries and Deputy Minister of Defense, where he was responsible for the development of the defense industry and interaction with international partners.

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[tralflot1832]

The figure of 10 accidental deaths in Veshnevoe on 13 hectares of residential buildings raises the most serious doubts in me. (The figure of 10 deaths was leaked to the West by the Ukrainian authorities.) More deaths were caused by fireworks, when pyrotechnic warehouses exploded.

[Arkady007]

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In our country, when similar explosions occurred at warehouses, the media did not even name those responsible for negligence or treason.

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

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We have similar explosions in warehouses

at what?

[Arkady007]

Why haven't many warehouses exploded? I'll give you one right off the bat - Toropets, ... Barsovo, Kirzhachsky district...?

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

Quote: Arkady007

Why haven't many of our warehouses exploded?

Actually, these are completely different situations; here there was a violation of the Geneva Conventions.

[K-50]

The CEO of Ukroboronprom announced his resignation following the warehouse explosion in Vyshneve.

"It smells like kerosene," time to run.

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

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it's time to run

running away from a sniper is a thankless task

[Vasilenko Vladimir]

They quickly found a scapegoat when it was no longer possible to hide the location of military installations among civilians.

[Victor19]

I just can't imagine how anyone could survive there. It's a total destruction zone.

[aszzz888]

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I just can't imagine how anyone could survive there. It's a total destruction zone.

And on the right, in the photo, there's a train, untouched. It either ran out of charge, or arrived late... We need to fix this injustice!

[Scientist_]

Quote: Victor19

I just can't imagine how anyone could survive there. It's a total destruction zone.

It didn't explode right away. First the landing, then the fire, and only then the detonation. The locals, seeing the fire at the ammunition depot, could have fled immediately.

[Victor19]

It may be as you say. But even according to official data, the casualties are quite significant. That means not everyone was saved.

[Couch analyst]

What a punishment! Such specialists aren't wasted; their knowledge and experience will be useful, for example, in the trenches near Dobropillya.