The Russian Federation explained the explosions at the airbase in Crimea as a "fire safety violation"
OLENA ROSHCHINA — TUESDAY, 9 AUGUST 2022, 20:03
1 Fire safety violation’ is what Russia is calling the main reason for the explosion of ammunition at the Saky airbase in occupied Crimea.
Source: Russian state-owned news agency TASS, citing to a source in the Russian Ministry of Defence.
Quote: "The main cause of the explosion of several rounds of ammunition at the Saky airbase is considered to be a fire safety violation. There are no signs, evidence or indications of an intentional strike on ammunition for the purpose of detonation."
Details: Earlier, the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation reported the detonation of several rounds of ammunition on the territory of the Saky airbase, located in Novofedorivka in Russian-occupied Crimea.
According to the Russian department of defence, the aircraft were not damaged as a result of the explosion.
The Saky military airbase near the village of Novofedorivka is used by the Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation for its aircraft – aeroplanes and helicopters, including naval aircraft. There is also a ground-based aviation test training complex for practising the take-off and landing of naval aircraft.
Background:
- On 9 August, explosions rang out at the military airbase in Novofedorivka in the Saky district of Russian-occupied Crimea.
- The Russian Defence Ministry claims that no one fired at the Saky airbase in Crimea, but that, for some reason, there was a detonation of ammunition.
- The Russian occupation regime in Crimea claims that one person has been killed and five people have been injured as a result of the explosions.
- The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine stated that it could not determine the cause of the fire in Novofedorivka, but recalled the fire safety rules and the prohibition of smoking in undesignated areas.
