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Explosions occurred at Belbek Airfield in occupied Sevastopol after a Russian plane skidded off the runway and caught fire during landing, with secondary explosions of rocket ammunition reported.

Sevastopol, Crimea
Verified Independently confirmed by 3 sources
Institute for the Study of War Kyiv Post Kyiv Independent

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Belbek Airfield (location) Ukrainian military forces (military_unit) Kerch Bridge (location) Crimean Bridge (location)

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Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: uncertain

Plane skidded off runway and caught fire at Belbek Airfield

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Ukraine adjusted its drone operations and successfully hit Russian assets in Sevastopol that October.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

The bridge suffered significant damage in Ukrainian attacks in October 2022

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:56:36.902Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-26