According to the government in Moscow, a fire broke out on a Russian military base on the Crimean peninsula and ammunition then exploded.
The fire broke out around 5:15 a.m. (CEST) in a temporary ammunition depot at the base in the Dzhankoy district in the north of the peninsula annexed by Russia, according to a statement by the Ministry of Defense in Moscow published by the Russian news agencies. “As a result of the fire, there was an explosion of ammunition”
According to Crimean governor Sergei Aksyonov, two civilians were injured. A nearby village is being evacuated, Aksjonov explained in the online service Telegram.
According to the governor who was at the scene, the detonations continued for three hours after the fire started.
