Ukraine Defense Ministry Ridicules Russia Over Ammunition Explosion Due To 'Hot Weather'

The Ukrainian military seemingly mocked Russia following ammo detonations in Belgorod, a region in west Russia that borders Ukraine.

"Another detonation of ammo 'due to the heat' in the Belgorod region in Russia. In a few months we will find out whether Russian ammo can explode because of the cold," Ukraine's Ministry of Defense (MoD) said in a statement shared via Twitter Tuesday.

"The five main causes of sudden explosions in Russia are: winter, spring, summer, autumn and smoking," the ministry added.

The MoD's statement was released hours after Vyacheslav Gladkov, Belgorod's governor, revealed in a Telegram post that a "spontaneous combustion of ammunition" happened near the village of Timonovo in Belgorod as a result of "hot weather."

There were no casualties, but some residents were transported to a health resort, while others left on their own to live with relatives in other settlements, according to Gladkov.

Residents of Timonovo and Soloti, a neighboring village, were evacuated last week after a nearby ammunition storage depot caught fire, Reuters reported.

Gladkov previously blamed Ukrainian forces for a series of blasts in and around his region, according to the outlet.

Explosions rocked a military base in Russian-occupied Crimea on Aug. 16, which Russia's defense ministry claimed were "a result of sabotage."

Ukraine did not confirm or deny responsibility for the explosions.

Mykhailo Podolyak, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and Ukrainian Presidential Chief of Staff Andriy Yermak both released statements on social media about Ukraine's "demilitarization" efforts on the day of the incident.

Ukraine's strategy was to destroy Russian "logistics, supply lines and ammunition depots and other objects of military infrastructure," the former later said.

"It's creating a chaos within their own forces," Podolyak said.

About 22 Russian ammunition depots, 10 bases, three command points and one barracks building were destroyed within a week, the Euromaidan Press reported on Aug. 15.

In a televised address the day after, Zelensky warned people to avoid Russian military installations and storage sites for ammunition and equipment, claiming that explosions could be caused by a number of things, such as the Russians "bungling."