By Joshua Manning • Updated: 16 Aug 2022 • 14:27
BREAKING UPDATE: Russian Defence Ministry claims explosions in Crimea were a result of "sabotage" Credit: Twitter @GirkinGirkin
Update 1.10.pm (August 16) “On the morning of 16 August, a military warehouse near the village of Dzhankoy was damaged in a sabotage, stated the Defence Ministry.
“Damage was caused to a number of civilian facilities, including power lines, a power station, a railway line, as well as a number of residential buildings. There were no serious casualties. The necessary measures are being taken to eliminate the consequences of the sabotage.”
In addition a spokesman for Ukraine’s Air Force reportedly mocked Russia over the explosions:
1/2⚡️ Speaker of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuriy Ignat commented on the explosions in the Dzhankoy region of the temporarily occupied Crimea: — FLASH (@Flash_news_ua) August 16, 2022
1/2⚡️ Speaker of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Yuriy Ignat commented on the explosions in the Dzhankoy region of the temporarily occupied Crimea:
— FLASH (@Flash_news_ua) August 16, 2022
2/2 "There is an official position of the Ukrainian government, the top military leadership… The enemy does not know how to use fire safety measures". — FLASH (@Flash_news_ua) August 16, 2022
2/2 "There is an official position of the Ukrainian government, the top military leadership… The enemy does not know how to use fire safety measures".
Update 10.44.am (August 16) “«The authorities» of temporarily occupied Crimea stop all passenger trains from the mainland due to the explosions near Dzhankoi, they will stop near Feodosia.”
“Russia had been transferring its military equipment to southern Ukraine through Dzhankoi Railway station.”
⚡️ «The authorities» of temporarily occupied Crimea stop all passenger trains from the mainland due to the explosions near Dzhankoi, they will stop near Feodosia. Russia had been transferring its military equipment to southern Ukraine through Dzhankoi Railway station. pic.twitter.com/6BtbpfiEEJ — FLASH (@Flash_news_ua) August 16, 2022
⚡️ «The authorities» of temporarily occupied Crimea stop all passenger trains from the mainland due to the explosions near Dzhankoi, they will stop near Feodosia.
Russia had been transferring its military equipment to southern Ukraine through Dzhankoi Railway station. pic.twitter.com/6BtbpfiEEJ
The first photos of the damage inflicted on the railway tracks have also begun to circulate on social media:
⚡️The first photos of the damaged railway track in the Dzhankoy district of the temporarily occupied Crimea appeared on the network. According to Russian media, a repair team has already moved to the site. pic.twitter.com/51dGBS8ye6 — FLASH (@Flash_news_ua) August 16, 2022
⚡️The first photos of the damaged railway track in the Dzhankoy district of the temporarily occupied Crimea appeared on the network.
According to Russian media, a repair team has already moved to the site. pic.twitter.com/51dGBS8ye6
Original 7.32.am (August 16) Reports of explosions in Russian-occupied Crimea that were reportedly due to a missile strike on an ammunition depot began to circulate on social media on Tuesday, August 16.
Video footage of the explosions in Russian-occupied Crimea were shared on Twitter:
“Azov Sea, Crimea”
Азовское, крым pic.twitter.com/NtpjilRBdx — IgorGirkin (@GirkinGirkin) August 16, 2022
Азовское, крым pic.twitter.com/NtpjilRBdx
— IgorGirkin (@GirkinGirkin) August 16, 2022
“Jankoi on the line: Most likely a military warehouse that the old farm was recently converted into.”
“They blew up an ammunition depot in Azovskoye, now they are flying in different directions. I have a son serving in Dzhankoy. Scary”
“The circumstances of the incident are being investigated. The circumstances of the incident are being clarified. I will inform you as information becomes available.”
Выехал в село Майское Джанкойского района. Обстоятельства происшествия выясняются. Буду информировать по мере поступления информации. Сергей Аксенов😈 pic.twitter.com/OxJ0m89Q7m — IgorGirkin (@GirkinGirkin) August 16, 2022
Выехал в село Майское Джанкойского района. Обстоятельства происшествия выясняются. Буду информировать по мере поступления информации.
Сергей Аксенов😈 pic.twitter.com/OxJ0m89Q7m
Further footage of the explosions in Russian-occupied Crimea were shared with one user stating:
“Residents report explosions in the Dzhankoi district of temporarily occupied Crimea. According to preliminary information, a Russian ammunition depot is being detonated.”
pic.twitter.com/puEXc7kGsn — ddlg ✙ (@u_me_reality) August 16, 2022
pic.twitter.com/puEXc7kGsn
— ddlg ✙ (@u_me_reality) August 16, 2022
⚡️ Another video with explosions in the Azovske village Dzhankoi district, in temporarily occupied Crimea. https://t.co/riTAtZ22ca pic.twitter.com/ludS4L8riR — FLASH (@Flash_news_ua) August 16, 2022
⚡️ Another video with explosions in the Azovske village Dzhankoi district, in temporarily occupied Crimea. https://t.co/riTAtZ22ca pic.twitter.com/ludS4L8riR
Джанкойский р-н, #Крым, утро 16/08/22, что-то произошло непонятное https://t.co/H9N2tQeRCc pic.twitter.com/BXuJ4LcVjJ — Necro Mancer (@666_mancer) August 16, 2022
Джанкойский р-н, #Крым, утро 16/08/22, что-то произошло непонятное https://t.co/H9N2tQeRCc pic.twitter.com/BXuJ4LcVjJ
— Necro Mancer (@666_mancer) August 16, 2022
⚡️ Detonation of ammunition depot occurred in the north of temporarily occupied Crimea, – says the settlement administration. Residents of the Maiske village are evacuated due to the incident, – says the local administration. pic.twitter.com/Aw0zzjlqvC — FLASH (@Flash_news_ua) August 16, 2022
⚡️ Detonation of ammunition depot occurred in the north of temporarily occupied Crimea, – says the settlement administration.
Residents of the Maiske village are evacuated due to the incident, – says the local administration. pic.twitter.com/Aw0zzjlqvC
Looks like a transformer station has been hit near Dzhankoi in Crimea Mysterious explosions in Crimea are becoming a weekly occurrence… pic.twitter.com/4WD4yxzOxs — Dmitri Alperovitch (@DAlperovitch) August 16, 2022
Looks like a transformer station has been hit near Dzhankoi in Crimea
Mysterious explosions in Crimea are becoming a weekly occurrence… pic.twitter.com/4WD4yxzOxs
— Dmitri Alperovitch (@DAlperovitch) August 16, 2022
One of the leaders of the Crimean Tatar Mejlis, Refat Chubarov, wrote that from temporarily occupied Crimea they reported “a precise hit on an Ork military unit in the village of Qalay (now Azovskoye) in Dzhankoy district”.
He later updated the post at 7:41. am stating: “hit an ammunition depot, the sounds from the explosions are spreading far across the steppe.”
The news follows reports of Russia’s Saky Airbase near Novofedorivka in Crimea being hit by Ukraine’s forces, which apparently led to the destruction of at least nine Russian planes.
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