Blasts at an airbase last week were said to have destroyed some Russian war planes

Thomson Reuters · Posted: Aug 16, 2022 8:00 AM ET | Last Updated: 11 minutes ago

A transformer substation is shown on fire after a blast in Dzhankoi, a town in Russian-annexed Crimea. Russia described the explosion as 'sabotage.'

Explosions rocked an ammunition depot and disrupted trains in Russian-annexed Crimea on Tuesday, the latest such incident in a region Moscow uses as a supply line for its war in Ukraine.

Kyiv hinted at involvement which, if true, could show new capability to strike deeper into Russian-held territory, potentially changing the dynamic of the six-month conflict.

Calling the incident "sabotage," Moscow confirmed that two people were wounded, railway traffic had been halted and about 2,000 people in a nearby village evacuated.