An armed forces base in Russian-occupied Crimea has actually been struck by a collection of surges, reportedly leaving at least 2 people hurt.

Russian authorities claimed a fire activated the blasts at an arms dump in the Dzhankoi location in northern Crimea.

A fire was likewise visible at an electricity substation.

What created the blasts is uncertain, however recently Russian warplanes were destroyed in a noticeable Ukrainian attack on the Crimean shore.

Russia’s defence ministry said the fire had burst out at a momentary ammo storage site near the town of Maiske at around 06:15 Moscow time (03:15 GMT) which the cause was being explored. The ministry stated there had been no “serious” casualties, but a Russian-appointed authorities said two individuals had been injured.

Ukrainian governmental office adviser Mykhailo Podolyak explained the incident as “demilitarisation in action”, showing that the explosions were not unintended. A Crimean Tatar leader, Refat Chubarov, also explained the surges as a “hit” that might be listened to “far throughout the steppe”.


Crimea was confiscated from Ukraine and afterwards annexed by Russia in very early 2014, and when Russian forces let loose a brand-new invasion in February they used their bases on the peninsula to capture huge swathes of southerly Ukraine.

After a Russian air base at Saky was struck last Tuesday, satellite photos exposed considerable damage, with a minimum of 8 warplanes ruined. Although Russia claimed that event was likewise accidental, it was clear that the base had come under Ukrainian attack. The UK Ministry of Defence claimed the blasts had actually “significantly degraded” the aeronautics capacity of the Russian navy’s Black Sea fleet.

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Last Updated: 16 August 2022