A new incident occurred at a Russian base in Crimea at dawn on Tuesday August 16. Moscow denounces sabotage. Many infrastructures were affected.
A power plant, a high voltage line, a railway line and several houses were damaged this morning around 6 am local time. After mentioning an accidental fire, the authorities are now talking about sabotage. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the fire broke out in an ammunition depot in a village about ten kilometers from Djankoi, capital of the eponymous district, that is to say in the north of the peninsula. Crimean.
The explosions that followed would have lasted several hours according to the governor of Crimea who went there. Two people were injured from the same source, and the authorities carried out evacuations. Videos of burning electrical transformers are circulating on the internet.
Railway line affected
The railway line is also affected. The Crimean Ministry of Transport has announced the installation of replacement coaches on a section towards the Kerch Strait. Explosions are not accidental. The ” goldsmith’s work of the Ukrainian armed forces will continue until the complete deoccupation of the Ukrainian territories “said an official.
Mobile multiple rocket launchers recently delivered to Ukraine now allow it to strike accurately at 80 kilometers. kyiv has pledged not to use them in Russia. ” Crimea is Ukraine “, specified on Telegram Andriï Yermak, the head of the Ukrainian presidential administration.
Last week, Russian facilities had already been damaged at the Saki military base south of the peninsula, following fire and explosions, according to the Crimean authorities. These explosions significantly degraded the air capability of the Russian Navy’s Black Sea fleet, according to the British Ministry of Defence.