Satellite photos provided by the US company Planet Labs show devastation after the explosions at the Saki military base on Tuesday. The official Russian version of events is that a violation of fire safety regulations was responsible for the incident. There was also talk in Moscow of one dead and 14 injured.
The authorities in Kyiv have not officially claimed responsibility for the explosions. Nevertheless, due to their number and force, many observers now assume a targeted Ukrainian attack took place. According to ISW military experts the Russian leadership does not want to admit to a Ukrainian attack because it would then have to admit that its air defences had failed.
