Multiple explosions rocked a Russian airbase in Crimea on Tuesday, killing one person and wounding five others, authorities said.
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Sergey Aksyonov, head of the Russian administration in Crimea, said no aviation equipment was damaged in the blast at the Saki base in the Novofedorovka region.
The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement that several munitions had exploded and the area had not been shelled. A fire was being extinguished and an investigation into the cause was underway, the statement said.
A senior Ukrainian official who was not identified told the New York Times an Ukrainian strike had caused the explosions. If so, this would be the first known major attack on a Russian military site in Crimea, which Russia illegally annexed in 2014.
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niceeeee
Keep up the good work Ukraine.
Russia now: ”This was an accident, not the Ukrainian attack!”
Russia tomorrow: ”We will retaliate harshly for the attack we said was an accident!!!!!!!!!”
@BeeFriendlyApiary No they are losing but to a very big lost to Russia.
whatever makes you feel better about ukraine losing.
@today Crimea River.. ba dum tss
Who cares…….🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😜😜😜😜😂😂😂😂
@BeeFriendlyApiary NO one is winning. Heavy LOSSES on both sides.
Lets just hope their are No Reactor scrapings in that cloud, That can become a dirty bomb one day, also In Russian cities, If they push it too far.
👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👍🙈
Ivan, stop smoking!
That’s a damaging accident record.
But no injury or damage according to spokesperson is a bit far fetched.
That’s Ashame Lol
GOOD
Good news Tuesday. However, it was most likely due to Russian incompetence.
That car alarm. Poor car jacker must have been startled.
Russian people doing that, and I’m telling them thanks
And the voice is like that of young Putin) Don’t worry! Be happy!
It was not an attack,. Just a special operations clean up of unexploded ordinance 😅😂😅 .
It was obviously an accident. Just like how the Moskva magically caught fire and sank…
Not too many choices at that distance.
Either a harpoon or Neptune missile or the ATACMS has arrived.
O CRIMEA RIVER! Look something blew up again…….ooooooo smoke. Truly worthy of a video post, especially of this caliber😖👎
Orcs go boom.
Live by the sword…..