Kateryna Chornovol18:13, 06.08.24

Subsequently, the so-called “Ministry of Transport” of Crimea reported that for “technical reasons” railway traffic on the Simferopol – Dzhankoy section had been suspended.

A fire broke out in the area of ​​the Oktyabrskoye airfield in temporarily occupied Crimea .

The telegram channel ” Krymskiy Veter ” writes about this with reference to messages from subscribers. It is noted that explosions are also heard.

“Subscribers are reporting a fire in the area of ​​the Oktyabrskoye airfield. And that “there’s a lot of banging going on there,” the message says.

The channel’s authors also shared a video of the fire, in which, in particular, “bangs” can be heard.

Oktyabrskoye airfield in Crimea

Subsequently, the so-called “Ministry of Transport” of Crimea reported that for “technical reasons” the railway traffic on the Simferopol-Dzhankoy section was suspended. “Krymsky Veter” noted that, according to subscribers, “it is burning and exploding somewhere in the area of ​​the villages of Shirokoye and Leninskoye, which are near Oktyabrskoye.” It is noteworthy that near Shirokoye there is a railway (Proletnaya station), which is now closed.

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“Subscribers report that ammunition depots have been blown up and are now detonating underground. Residents of the villages of Leninskoye and Zvezdnoye are sitting in basements because the shells are flying apart after the explosions,” the channel’s authors write.

There are also reports of intensive aviation flights over the Simferopol region.

The situation in Crimea

Russian invaders are basing military helicopters near residential buildings in occupied Crimea. As reported by the Representative Office of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, the occupiers are also deploying anti-aircraft missile systems in the villages of the Dzhankoy district.

Meanwhile, the representative of the Ukrainian Navy, Captain 3rd Rank Dmitry Pletenchuk, stated that the Russians currently have five military airfields in the temporarily occupied Crimea . It is noteworthy that two of them are already without aircraft.