An explosion was heard in a town in the north of the Crimean peninsula in video released on Monday (March 20).
Ukraine’s defence ministry said the explosion in Dzhankoi destroyed Russian cruise missiles intended for use by Russia’s Black Sea fleet.
A Russia-installed official in the peninsula, which was annexed by Moscow in 2014, said the blast was caused by drones laced with shrapnel and explosives and targeted civilian sites. One person was injured.
An eyewitness video captured a flash in the sky before the sound of a loud bang.
A statement by the intelligence directorate of Ukraine’s Defence Ministry said: “An explosion in Dzhankoi city in the north of temporarily occupied Crimea destroyed Russian Kalibr-KN cruise missiles as they were being transported by rail.
The date was not independently verifiable, but several other videos shared on Monday night claiming to be filmed in Dzhankoi also featured the sound of small arms fire, explosions and what may have been drone propellers.
