Loud explosions heard near Russian military airbase in Crimea - witnesses
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 03:52 | 09 August 2022
- Modified Date: 04:54 | 09 August 2022
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.
It was noted by officials that there were no casualties because of the explosions.
Videos shared on social media also showed a plume of smoke in the area.
Russia annexed the Crimean peninsula from Ukraine in 2014.
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