Police are investigating reports of fireworks being set off for New Year’s in the Dnipropetrovsk region.

On New Year's Eve, festive explosions echoed through Dnipro and the surrounding region as unknown individuals launched fireworks, disregarding the ban on pyrotechnic devices. The police initiated a check of this information on social media, as reported by "Vідомо."

"The police are investigating reports of fireworks being set off in Nikopol. The relevant information was discovered by officers during their monitoring of social media. To verify the reports, police units have been dispatched to the scene. We remind you that the use of most fireworks, firecrackers, and sparklers is prohibited by law," – the statement reads.

Additionally, the police received reports of explosion sounds from fireworks in the Novokodak district of Dnipro. According to the Dnipro city police department, police units were sent to the location to verify the reports.

It is known that since the onset of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the use of pyrotechnic devices, including fireworks and firecrackers, has been prohibited. Furthermore, in November 2023, a law came into effect banning the sale and use of most pyrotechnic products, including fireworks. Therefore, ahead of the holidays, the patrol police of Dnipro specifically reminded: the use and distribution of most fireworks, firecrackers, and sparklers are prohibited by law.