UKRAINIAN firefighters have battled to save a strategic military unit from a neighbouring fuel depot blaze that has left at least four people dead.
More than 1500 National Guard troops worked to seal off the air base near Kiev, which is home to MiG-29 fighter jets as well as bombs and rockets.
The blaze began at the underground fuel storage facility at a nearby fuel depot on Monday.
The Emergency Situations Ministry said the fire was halted only 50 metres from the military base and prevented from reaching the other fuel depot, so the risk of further explosions was minimal.
Three rescue workers and the fuel station attendant were reportedly killed in the blast on Monday night, while several others remain missing. At least 10 people have been treated for burns and other injuries.
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