A fire that caused an explosion of ammunition occurred on Tuesday morning at a Russian military base in Crimea, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced.
The fire reportedly broke out around 5:15 a.m. French time in a temporary ammunition depot at a Russian base in the district of Jankoy, in the north of the peninsula annexed by Russia, the ministry said in a statement, quoted by the news agencies. Russian press.
"Following the fire, a detonation of ammunition occurred," he said.
The governor of Crimea, Sergei Aksionov, who went to the scene, indicates that two civilians were injured, while the evacuation of the inhabitants of a neighboring village was in progress.
At 8:15 a.m. French time, the explosion was still continuing, Mr. Aksionov said on Telegram.
This incident comes a week after an explosion of ammunition intended for military aviation at a depot located on the territory of the Saki military airfield in western Crimea.
These explosions left one dead and several injured.
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Crimea, a peninsula of Ukraine annexed in 2014 by Moscow, has been on the front line of Russia's military offensive against its Ukrainian neighbor since February 24.
Russian planes take off almost daily from Crimea to strike targets in regions under the control of kyiv and several areas of this peninsula are located within the range of Ukrainian guns and drones.
