Several explosions occurred at a military airfield on the Ukrainian-annexed peninsula of Crimea due to an aviation accident, the Ukrainian Defense Ministry said on Tuesday. Russia.
“On the territory of saki airfield”In the vicinity of the city of Novofedorovka, several munitions were blown up at a guarded storage site,” the Defense Ministry said in a statement.
The military department indicated that “according to the report from the scene, there was no attack on the ammunition depot.”
“As a result of the explosion (at the airfield), no one was injured. Aviation equipment was not damaged, ”added the Defense Ministry.
Pro-Russian regional leader Sergei Aksyonov left for the scene, indicating in his Telegram account that “all necessary measures have been strengthened to protect the safety of the population and infrastructure.”
“First of all, measures were taken to cordon off the perimeter in the 5-kilometer zone (…) in order to avoid harming civilians,” he said.
Five people were injured in the explosion.
However, according to the Minister of Health of the Republic CrimeaKonstantin Skorupsky, “five wounded were taken to the regional hospital, one of them is a minor.”
The head of the Ministry of Health indicated that these were minor injuries caused by glass fragments.
In social networks that repeated the incident, there were numerous photos and videos of explosions, as well as reports of caravans of tourists trying to hastily leave the area. (EFE)
Source: RPP
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