Explosions at Dzhankoi rail switching station and adjacent ammunition depot ruined the north-south railroad link and caused secondary explosions lasting nearly 24 hours. Authorities evacuated 2,000-3,000 people and acknowledged saboteurs were responsible.

Explosions at Dzhankoi rail switching station and adjacent ammunition depot ruined the north-south railroad link and caused secondary explosions lasting nearly 24 hours. Authorities evacuated 2,000-3,000 people and acknowledged saboteurs were responsible.

Explosions rocked the Dzhankoi district of Russian-occupied Crimea on the morning of 16 August, with reports indicating a Russian ammunition point in Maiske was hit.

Witnesses reported loud bangs and thick black smoke, and local residents shared video of a fire near a transformer substation in Dzhankoi.

Kryminform sources confirmed two emergencies: a fire at a transformer substation in Dzhankoi and the detonation of an ammunition point in Maiske.

Refat Chubarov initially claimed a Russian military base was hit but later updated that an ammunition point was hit, while Sergey Aksyonov traveled to Maiske.

Kremlin-controlled media TASS reported that 10 kilometers of the railway line between Azovske and Rozizd stations were damaged.

The Russian Defense Ministry stated that a Dzhankoi military warehouse and civilian infrastructures were damaged due to sabotage.

The explosions in Crimea damaged the railway, stopping train traffic with mainland Ukraine.