war of aggression
Crimea: Explosions in ammunition dumps after drone attack
Just a few days ago, large quantities of ammunition were blown up on the annexed Black Sea peninsula of Crimea. photo
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Recently, a large ammunition depot caught fire in the south-eastern part of the peninsula. Then there were explosions again. The neighboring towns are evacuated.
On the Black Sea Peninsula annexed by Russia According to the authorities, an ammunition depot in Crimea caught fire as a result of a Ukrainian drone attack.
According to the first findings, there were no dead or injured, said the governor Sergei Aksjonov, who was appointed by Moscow. For safety reasons, the evacuation of the adjacent towns and the cessation of rail traffic had been ordered.
The incident happened in the Krasnogvardeysk district north of Simferopol in the central part of Crimea. Videos documenting a major fire are circulating on social networks. Detonations can also be heard on some videos. At first there was talk of an attack on a fuel depot.
Not an isolated case
The 19-kilometer bridge from the Russian mainland to Crimea was damaged by an attack earlier this week. Two people died as a result.
Two days later, a large ammunition depot caught fire in the south-eastern part of the peninsula. The Russian authorities spoke of a Ukrainian missile attack. Here, too, villages had to be evacuated. The ammunition detonated for several days.
Russia has been waging a war of aggression against Ukraine for 17 months, repeatedly attacking the neighboring country’s civilian infrastructure. Most of the supplies for the Russian occupying forces in southern Ukraine pass through the Crimea.
The Ukrainian armed forces are therefore increasingly attacking fuel and ammunition depots. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy described the Crimean Bridge as a “hostile installation” and a military target because military goods are also delivered via it.