Masses of Russians queue to leave Crimea after explosions near Dzhankoy

"This is how the war ‘unexpectedly’ came to Crimea,” she said.

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“The occupiers and colonizers are already fleeing. Detonations in Dzhankoy district. People are hiding in basements. There are huge queues to leave Crimea. For six months of the large-scale war and last week, the occupation administration declared that Crimea and its people are in no danger. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation says again — ‘fire at an ammunition depot’... People know differently."

A series of explosions occurred at the Russian military unit in the Dzhankoy district on the morning of Aug. 16.

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Initially, the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed that the cause was an alleged accidental ignition, but later declared that it was a matter of "sabotage."

According to eyewitnesses, who confirmed and published videos on social media, a powerful explosion occurred on the territory of the military unit, after which the ordnance stored there began to detonate.

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Besides, in parallel with this, a transformer station caught fire near Dzhankoy.

Earlier, on Aug. 9, a series of explosions rang out in Crimea at the military airfield in Saky district, whereby at least nine Russian planes were destroyed.

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This was followed by the first wave of mass flight of Russians from the Ukrainian peninsula, which has been under Russian military occupation since 2014.

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