A fire broke out at an ammunition storage site near Maiske in the Dzhankoi district of occupied Crimea, resulting in the detonation of stored munitions. Russian authorities confirmed the incident while specifying that causes were under investigation.
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A fire broke out at an ammunition site near Maiske on August 16, causing detonations; the Russian Ministry of Defence confirmed no casualties, though Sergey Aksyonov reported two injured civilians.
Explosions and a fire broke out at an ammunition depot in Maiske and a transformer substation in Dzhankoi on August 16, 2022.
Detonation of Russian ammunition continued in the Djankoiv district near Azovske.
Russian forces surrounded a 5-kilometer radius zone around the explosion epicenter.
Explosions rang out in the Dzhankoy district of occupied Crimea near Maiske.
The New York Times reported that an 'elite Ukrainian unit' was involved in the explosions.
The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed a fire broke out at an ammunition site in Maiske involving approximately 50 units of military equipment.
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