BRUSSELS, April 5 – The first batch of melange, a highly toxic liquid rocket fuel component, which was stored at a military base in eastern Ukraine, has been shipped to Russia for disposal, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe.

According to the report, 770 tons of melange stored at the military base not far from the village of Shevchenkove, Kharkiv region, were loaded into 14 railway tanker cars and sent to Russia for further safe disposal at a specialized chemical plant.