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Russia says ‘sabotage’ behind arms depot blasts in Crimea

Smoke rises following an explosion in the village of Mayskoye in the Dzhankoi district of Crimea on August 16, 2022 [Reuters]

Russia’s Defence Ministry has blamed saboteurs for explosions at a military warehouse in northern Crimea that forced the evacuation of more than 3,000 people, Russian state media has reported.

The explosions on Tuesday rocked an ammunition storage facility near the village of Mayskoye and disrupted train services and power supplies although nobody was seriously injured in the blasts, the ministry said.

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