Reuters. The Russian governor of Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, said in a post on his Telegram channel on Tuesday (August 9) that he had gone to the area, where explosions happened, and that the circumstances are being clarified.
Three local witnesses told Reuters they had heard loud explosions and seen black smoke rising from the direction of a Russian military airbase at Novofedorivka on the Crimean peninsula on Tuesday. One dead, five injured, TASS agency reported later.
An advisor to Aksyonov confirmed that explosions had occurred but declined to comment on the possible cause, Russian news agencies reported.
Russia's defense ministry said an explosion at a Russian military airbase in Crimea on Tuesday had been caused by a detonation of aviation ammunition, and that there had been no casualties, the RIA Novosti news agency reported.
Emergency services were deployed, the TASS news agency reported, citing the regional health ministry.
Locals reported congestion on roads leading away from the coast.
