Crimean videos show massive explosions during an attack on a Russian air base

New videos appear to show a fire raging in northern Crimea after reports of explosions around a military airfield overnight.

Footage shared widely on social media early Wednesday showed bright flashes of light and explosions, with sirens wailing in the background. A local Telegram channel reported “several loud explosions” that began shortly before 4 a.m. local time before a fire broke out.

Dzhankoy is a key military hub supplying Russian troops through Moscow-controlled southern Ukraine and mainland battlefronts. Russia annexed Crimea in 2014.

Open intelligence reports said on Wednesday that Russian forces were using the airfield as a base for attack helicopters and anti-aircraft missile systems. Several reports suggested that Ukrainian forces may have attacked the facility, but Kiev did not comment.

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