Huge Explosion Hits Russia

A huge explosion rocked a Russian airbase in the Crimea in what may have been the first Ukrainian missile strike deep in the occupied peninsula on August 9.

Five people were reported injured in what Moscow claimed was an accidental explosion of an ammunitions dump at the Saky air force base that provides air support for Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.

Observers speculated that the explosion was caused by a Ukrainian missile strike. Local witnesses told Reuters they heard at least 12 explosions around 3:20 p.m. local time from the Saky air base near Novofedorivka on Crimea's western coast. They described a final blast around 30 minutes later as the loudest, which was captured on video and shared on social media.