KIEV, Dec. 18 – Ukraine is continuing disposal of its stocks of melange, a toxic rocket fuel component.

On Tuesday, over 380 tons of melange stored at a military base in Kharkiv region, were loaded into seven railway tanker cars and sent to Russia for further safe disposal at a specialized chemical plant, the Defense Ministry reported.

"As of December 18, after more than 380 tons of melange have been dispatched, around 2.3 tons of melange and about 150 tons of other hazardous substances are still kept at the missile storage facility of the Ukrainian land forces," the statement reads.