Military-owned vehicle explodes in Odesa, Ukraine, driver injured VIDEO

A military-owned vehicle exploded in the courtyard of a residential apartment building in the Ukrainian city of Odesa, injuring the driver, according to the regional department of Ukraine's National Police.

Authorities said the 49-year-old driver was injured after the explosion occurred as he started the engine and began moving the vehicle, Caliber.Az reports, citing Ukrainian media.

The relatively low power of the explosive device allowed him to survive with only minor injuries.

Ukrainian news agency UNIAN reported that the vehicle was a BMW X5 belonging to a member of the military.

It remains unclear whether the owner was behind the wheel at the time of the explosion.

By Bakhtiyar Abbasov