Explosions rang out around Dzhankoy from around 4 a.m. local time, several Telegram channels reported on Wednesday.
Up to 30 Russian personnel may have been killed and another 80 injured, according to a new report, after dramatic footage appeared to show explosions at a Russian military base in northern Crimea overnight.'About 30 Russian servicemen were killed and about 80 were wounded at the airfield in Dzhankoy,' a Crimean-based Telegram channel called Crimean Wind reported on Wednesday.
Several Telegram channels reported a series of explosions beginning shortly before 4 a.m. local time and said nearby roads had been closed.Dzhankoy, south of the crossing from Crimea into Ukraine's annexed Kherson region, is a major military hub. Home to one of Russia's largest airfields in Crimea, it is key for keeping Russian forces on the mainland stocked up. Moscow annexed Crimea from Kyiv back in 2014.
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