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Explosions Hit Military Airport In Ukraine's Russia-Annexed Crimea, Killing One Person
By Crimea.Realities August 09, 2022
Moscow-imposed authorities in Ukraine's Crimea that was illegally annexed by Russia say explosions hit a military airport near the village of Novofedorivka, killing one person.
The Russian-appointed head of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, wrote on Telegram on August 9 that one person was killed and expressed condolences to the victim's relatives. He did not identify the victim.
Meanwhile, local health officials said that five people, including one child, were injured.
What Russian aircraft was at the military airfield near Novofedorivka BEFORE the explosions?This airfield is one of the key airfields on the Crimean peninsula for Russian aviation. pic.twitter.com/SR7sy6ZdS3
— Схеми (@cxemu) August 9, 2022
The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement earlier that the detonation of aviation ammunition caused the explosions without clarifying who or what triggered the blast.
The ministry's statement implied that the airfield was not targeted in an attack and said that no one was injured.
The primary cause appeared to be a "violation of fire safety requirements," the ministry said, according to an unidentified ministry source quoted by TASS. The ministry said no warplanes were damaged.
Moscow-imposed authorities in Ukraine's Crimea that was illegally annexed by Russia say explosions hit a military airport near the village of Novofedorivka, killing one person.
The Russian-appointed head of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, wrote on Telegram on August 9 that one person was killed and expressed condolences to the victim's relatives. He did not identify the victim.
Meanwhile, local health officials said that five people, including one child, were injured.
What Russian aircraft was at the military airfield near Novofedorivka BEFORE the explosions?This airfield is one of the key airfields on the Crimean peninsula for Russian aviation. pic.twitter.com/SR7sy6ZdS3
— Схеми (@cxemu) August 9, 2022
The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement earlier that the detonation of aviation ammunition caused the explosions without clarifying who or what triggered the blast.
The ministry's statement implied that the airfield was not targeted in an attack and said that no one was injured.
The primary cause appeared to be a "violation of fire safety requirements," the ministry said, according to an unidentified ministry source quoted by TASS. The ministry said no warplanes were damaged.
Moscow-imposed authorities in Ukraine's Crimea that was illegally annexed by Russia say explosions hit a military airport near the village of Novofedorivka, killing one person.
The Russian-appointed head of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, wrote on Telegram on August 9 that one person was killed and expressed condolences to the victim's relatives. He did not identify the victim.
Meanwhile, local health officials said that five people, including one child, were injured.
What Russian aircraft was at the military airfield near Novofedorivka BEFORE the explosions?This airfield is one of the key airfields on the Crimean peninsula for Russian aviation. pic.twitter.com/SR7sy6ZdS3
— Схеми (@cxemu) August 9, 2022
The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement earlier that the detonation of aviation ammunition caused the explosions without clarifying who or what triggered the blast.
The ministry's statement implied that the airfield was not targeted in an attack and said that no one was injured.
The primary cause appeared to be a "violation of fire safety requirements," the ministry said, according to an unidentified ministry source quoted by TASS. The ministry said no warplanes were damaged.
Source: https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-crimea-explosions- novofedorivka-airport/31980591.html
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