Flames and a column of smoke visible from miles away. A large explosion affected Belbek military air base near Sevastopol, Crimea today. The region’s governor, Mikhail Razvozhaev, said the plane left the runway as it landed. The ammunition load on board caught fire, while the pilot managed to eject and escape the aircraft. The fire was quickly extinguished and the base was not damaged, he noted.
the moment of the explosion of a Russian fighter jet in the Crimea was resumed
“The plane left the runway, there was a partial explosion of ammunition. The pilot managed to evacuate. The fire was extinguished, the airport was not damaged,” says Gauleiter Razvozhaev. pic.twitter.com/6RIpNhrxL2– Gianluca (@ Gianl1974) October 1, 2022
Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014. In August, some explosions occurred at the Russian military base of Saky in Crimea, and Ukraine later acknowledged that it had hit the base with an airstrike. Even for today’s episode, some voices do not believe the official Russian version and see the incident, which had great repercussions on social networks with images of people on the beach in front of the column of smoke, Kiev’s hand.
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