Russia’s Defense Ministry said on Tuesday that a military depot near the town of Jankoy in northern Crimea was damaged by sabotage, the Russian state news agency RIA Novosti reported, citing Reuters.

The conflict in the east of Ukraine – Donbas and CrimeaPhoto: Peter Hermes Furian / Panthermedia / Profimedia

Crimean officials reported that a large fire broke out at an ammunition warehouse in the area on Tuesday.

The Russian state news agency TASS, citing the Ministry of Defense, reported that civilian infrastructure, including a power plant, was damaged during the “sabotage”.

Ukraine has neither confirmed nor denied its involvement in a series of recent explosions in Crimea, annexed by Russia in 2014.

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