Crimea Videos Show Huge Explosions as Russian Air Base Attacked

New videos appear to show a fire raging in northern Crimea, after reports of explosions around a military airfield overnight.

Footage widely circulated on social media early on Wednesday show bright flashes of light and explosions, with sirens wailing in the background. A local Telegram channel reported "several loud explosions," starting just before 4 a.m. local time, before a fire broke out.

Dzhankoy is a major military hub, supplying Russian troops up through Moscow-controlled southern Ukraine and the frontlines of fighting on the mainland. Russia annexed Crimea back in 2014.

Open-source intelligence accounts said on Wednesday that Russian forces used the airfield as a base for attack helicopters and anti-aircraft missile systems. Several reports suggest Ukrainian forces may have struck the facility, but Kyiv has not commented.

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