The Russian defence ministry said it was looking to establish the reason for the explosions. File photo. Image: Alamy Stock Photo The Russian defence ministry said it was looking to establish the reason for the explosions. File photo. Image: Alamy Stock Photo MASSIVE EXPLOSIONS HIT an airstrip in Crimea today, approximately 200 kilometres inside Russia-controlled territory.
“Several aviation munitions detonated” near the settlement of Novofyodorovka, the defence ministry said in a statement carried by Russian news agencies.The Russian defence ministry said it was looking to establish the reason for the explosions but indicated that the airfield was not targeted in an attack.
Footage of the massive strike on Saki airfield in Crimea, more than 200km from the front line. Beach-goers panicking as war returns to the peninsula annexed from Ukraine in 2014. pic.twitter.com/Lh73W2PVOECrimea borders the southern Ukrainian region of Kherson – now controlled by Moscow – and the southeastern region of Zaporizhzhia – partially occupied by the Russian army – is also nearby.