Ammunition Depots Are on Fire at Military Air Base in Temporarily Occupied Crimea
On Tuesday, August 6, it became known of a severe fire with subsequent detonation of ammunition of at the Oktiabrske military air base in temporarily occupied Crimea. It is located near the settlements of Zvizdne and Lenins’ke. The airfield is not operational for its intended purpose, but is used as an ammunition storage area.
The Crimean Wind telegram channel reported that the ammunition depots were simply blown up. The rest of the details have not yet been revealed.
“Our followers report that ammunition depots are detonating underground now,” the statement reads.
It is noted that residents of Lenins’ke and Zvizdne settlements are forced to hide in basements. The fire and explosions caused shells to scatter, hitting residential buildings sometimes. Residents of Shyroke and Krasnoznam’yanka settlements are also at risk.
The monitoring group Crimean Wind has found out the exact location of the ammunition depots. They are located 2 km southeast of the village of Zvizdne. It is known that russian military personnel are located in the settlement on the territory of an abandoned farm. The depots are located underground. russins used to store aircraft missiles there during the Soviet Union era.
“russian emergency services make announcement in the villages around Zvizdne that the second detonation is possible and that shelters should not be left. Our followers report that fields are burning in the neighborhood, but no one is going to extinguish them,” Crimean Wind reported.
Earlier War Ukraine-Russia News Hub reported that four S-400 launchers had been destroyed in Ukraine’s attack on Crimea.