Ukrainian Prime Minister Volodymyr Groysman has said explosions of ammunition at the arsenal near Kalynivka, Vinnytsia region, have practically ceased, and the demining of a 5-km zone has started.

"Regarding the situation in Kalynivka. The ammunition continues to smolder in the warehouses, but blasts have almost stopped," the premier wrote on his Facebook page on Thursday.

He said the residents began to return to the villages far removed from the epicenter of explosions.

"In general, the situation is under control: air reconnaissance is underway to enable further use of aircraft to localize fires, minesweeping teams begin to clear a 5-kilometer zone," Groysman wrote.