A fire at a military training base in Crimea forces Russia to evacuate 2,000 people

Crimea has returned to dawn in flames this Wednesday. Two days after the attack on the Kerch bridge, a huge fire at a Russian army military base has once again shocked a territory that, since it was illegally annexed by Moscow in 2014, has been one of the main tourist destinations for citizens. russians.

That is, at least, the information disseminated by the pro-Russian authorities in the territory, who have announced the evacuation of 2,000 civilians from the Kirovsky district, To the northeast. In addition, Russia has been forced to cut the Tavrida highway, which connects Kerch, on the Azov Sea, with Sevastopol, on the Black Sea.

“It is planned to temporarily evacuate the residents of four settlements from the area adjacent to the Kirovsky district landfill. An operational headquarters has been deployed, all specialized services are working on the ground,” the Russian-imposed governor in Crimea has published. , Sergey Aksenovon his Telegram channel.

At the moment the causes of the fire are unknown, which appears to have originated in an ammunition depot and that it would have caused numerous consecutive explosions, according to the Efe agency. According to Aksenov, the authorities are investigating the fire, which has not left any victims.

A few hours after the first explosions were recorded, the Kremlin has accused the West of turning a blind eye to what it describes as “terrorist attacks” committed by Ukraine within a territory that it considers Russian, collects Reuters.

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Also during the night Russia has launched an attack air strike against the Ukrainian port of Odessa for the second day in a row. This is the trend followed by the Kremlin army after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced that withdrew from the export agreement grain from Ukrainian ports via the Black Sea.