Again, Explosions Shake The Area Around Russian Military Air Base In Crimea: Officials Say No Damage

An illustration of the sighting of the Belbek Air Base in Crimea. (Source: Google Maps)

JAKARTA - At least four explosions hit an area near Russia's main military airport on the Crimean peninsula on Thursday, three local sources said, while pro-Moscow officials said no damage had been done.

Sources said the explosion occurred in the vicinity of the Belbek (air) base, north of Sevastopol.

Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev, citing what he called preliminary information, said Russian anti-aircraft forces had downed a Ukrainian drone.

"There was no damage. No one was hurt," Mikhail Razvozhayev said, writing on Telegram.

Meanwhile, footage uploaded to a Ukrainian news gathering site shows what appears to be a rocket being fired into the night sky and the sound of at least two explosions. Reuters could not immediately verify the authenticity of the tape.

Earlier, Russia accused acts of sabotage when a series of explosions occurred in Crimean ammunition depots on Tuesday.

Last week, explosions also rocked the Saky air base area in Crimea, with Moscow saying it was caused by an accident.