Loud explosions heard near Russian military airbase in Crimea - Reuters

Several loud explosions and seen black smoke rising from the direction of a Russian military airbase at Novofedorivka in western Crimea.

Reuters

August 09, 2022 / 18:31 IST

Three local witnesses told Reuters they had heard several loud explosions and seen black smoke rising from the direction of a Russian military airbase at Novofedorivka in western Crimea on Tuesday.

Videos shared on social media also showed a plume of smoke in the area.

Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine in 2014.

Reuters

first published: Aug 9, 2022 06:31 pm

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