{"id":1423443,"date":"2026-07-31T14:34:55","date_gmt":"2026-07-31T11:34:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/a-series-of-explosions-were-heard-in-khmelnytskyi-thick-smoke-rose-over-the-city\/"},"modified":"2026-07-31T14:34:55","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T11:34:55","slug":"a-series-of-explosions-were-heard-in-khmelnytskyi-thick-smoke-rose-over-the-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/prm.ua\/en\/a-series-of-explosions-were-heard-in-khmelnytskyi-thick-smoke-rose-over-the-city\/","title":{"rendered":"A series of explosions were heard in Khmelnytskyi, thick smoke rose over the city"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A series of explosions were heard in Khmelnytskyi on the afternoon of July 31, despite the absence of an air raid alert in the region. According to preliminary data, there are no casualties, specialized services are working on the scene, and thick smoke rose above the city after the explosions.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> This <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/khmelnytskaODA\/10768\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">was reported by<\/a> the Khmelnytskyi Regional Military Administration.<\/p>\n<p> The head of the Khmelnytskyi OVA, Serhiy Tyurin, reported that several explosions were heard in the city. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties. Law enforcement officers and other relevant services are working at the scene to establish the circumstances of the incident.<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;According to preliminary information, there are no victims. All relevant services are working at the scene. The circumstances of the incident and detailed information are being established. We ask you to remain calm,&#8221; Serhiy Tyurin said.<\/p>\n<p> According to journalists from &#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/suspilne.media\/khmelnytskiy\/1368336-vibuhi-u-hmelnickomu-31-lipna-so-vidomo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Suspilny<\/a> &#8220;, at the time of the explosions, no air raid alert was declared in the Khmelnytskyi region.<\/p>\n<p> Local Telegram channels have published photos and videos showing thick black smoke over the city and the sounds of repeated detonations. Information about possible casualties is being clarified. <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/telegram.org\/js\/telegram-widget.js?24\" data-telegram-post=\"khmlv\/36761\" data-width=\"100%\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/telegram.org\/js\/telegram-widget.js?24\" data-telegram-post=\"khmlv\/36772\" data-width=\"100%\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p> Later, the Khmelnytskyi City Council <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khm.gov.ua\/uk\/all-news\/avtobusi-no18-i-no30-kursuyut-za-zminenimi-marshrutami-detali\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">announced<\/a> temporary changes to public transport. Buses on routes No. 18 and No. 30 will temporarily not call at the Ruzhychna and Dubovye neighborhoods. The reasons for this decision were not officially specified.<\/p>\n<p> It was previously reported that <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/rosiia-atakuvala-odesu-raketamy-ie-poraneni-poshkodzheno-likarniu\/\">Russian occupation forces launched a missile strike on Odessa on the afternoon of July 31.<\/a> The attack damaged civilian infrastructure, the territory of an enterprise, hospital buildings, and a college. Two people are known to have been injured, one of whom is in serious condition.<\/p>\n<p> By the way, <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/rosiia-zapustyla-255-droniv-po-ukraini-iak-vidpratsiuvala-ppo\/\">on the night of July 31, Russian troops carried out another massive drone attack on Ukraine<\/a> . The invaders launched 255 strike drones of various types, of which Ukrainian air defenses shot down or suppressed 195. At the same time, hits were recorded at 14 locations, and fragments of downed targets fell on four more.<\/p>\n<p> Meanwhile, during a nighttime missile attack on Kyiv <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/rosiyska-raketa-vluchyla-u-zavod-amerykanskoi-kompanii-shcho-vyrobliav-drony-dlia-zsu\/\">, a Russian ballistic missile destroyed the Terminal Autonomy drone manufacturing plant, owned by an American company<\/a> . The plant produced high-precision long-range drones for the Ukrainian Defense Forces.<\/p>\n<p> It is worth adding that as a result of further Russian attacks on Ukraine&#8217;s energy infrastructure <a href=\"https:\/\/prm.ua\/rosiyski-obstrily-sprychynyly-novi-vidkliuchennia-elektroenerhii-u-chotyrokh-oblastiakh\/\">, as of the morning of July 31, new power outages were recorded in four regions.<\/a><\/p>\n<p> Also follow <strong>\u201cPryamim\u201d<\/strong> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/prm_ua\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">X<\/a> , <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/+rtV4dxYu2_cyNjVi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Telegram<\/a> , and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/pryamiy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A series of explosions were heard in Khmelnytskyi on the afternoon of July 31, despite the absence of an air raid alert in the region. According to preliminary data, there are no casualties, specialized services are working on the scene, and thick smoke rose above the city after the explosions. 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