Russiaof UkraineAs the war against Turkey was approaching its sixth month, it was annexed by Russia in 2014 without firing a single shot. Crimea peninsula began to turn into the front line. After the attack on the Russian military airport last week on the peninsula, which was considered a liberated area by Moscow for 8 years, an ammunition depot belonging to the Russian army in Crimea was blown up yesterday. The Ukrainian administration also began to express that the next target would be the Crimean bridge connecting Russia to the peninsula.
MAJOR EXPLOSION
The Crimean peninsula was shaken by violent explosions yesterday morning. The open-air ammunition depot located near the Mayskoye settlement in the Cankoye region in the north of the peninsula blew up at 06:15. It was announced that as a result of the explosion of hundreds of tons of ammunition, nearby high-voltage lines, power station, railway and a number of houses were damaged.
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SABOTION EXPLANATION
In the first statement made by Russia immediately after the explosion in the ammunition depot, it was claimed that the fire caused the incident. However, after a series of photos were published on the internet at noon, the Russian Ministry of Defense admitted in a second statement that this was an attack and sabotage organized by Ukraine. In the second statement made by Russia, it was stated that there were no casualties and only two soldiers were injured.
‘ATTACKS WILL INCREASE’
Ukraine President Mikhail Podolyak, one of Volodymyr Zelenski’s advisers, said, “As we have explained before, the occupying forces in Crimea are now our target. Our target in the Cankoye area was the ammunition depot and the power station. “Such incidents in the Crimean peninsula will continue to increase with each passing day until our lands are freed,” he said. The Ukrainian administration also openly declared that the number one target of the army in the following months would be the Crimean bridge, which was built by Russia after the 2014 invasion and connects the peninsula to Russia. Zelenski had previously declared that there would be no peace without the liberation of Crimea.
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THE AIRBASE WAS HIT
Exactly one week before the ammunition depot in Crimea, which was blown up yesterday, the Saki military airport, which was used as a base by Russia in the Ukraine operation, was hit again on the Crimean peninsula. Although the Ukrainian side did not formally accept responsibility for the attack on the airbase, it implied that a covert operation was carried out. According to satellite images, it was determined that at least 9 Russian warplanes were destroyed at the military air base that took off on August 9th. Exploding ammunition was described as hundreds of tons.
Putin: THE WAR IS LONG DUE TO THE USA
Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that the reason for the prolongation of the Ukraine war was the USA. Evaluating Russia’s military operation against Ukraine at the International Security Conference held in Moscow, Putin defended his country at first and said, “The military operation we carry out in Ukraine is legitimate and legal. UN It is based on the right of states included in its charter to ensure their own security. At the beginning, we clearly stated our goal. We declared to the world that the goal is to protect our citizens and prevent genocide in Donbas.”
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AWARNED THE BATI
“The USA used and continues to use the Ukraine war to keep the world under its hegemony. “The Ukrainian people play a victim role in America’s plan to prolong the war,” he said. Warning the West, Putin said, “No one can ignore Russia and erase it from memory. Let them look at what these kinds of initiatives have resulted in history and make up their minds,” he said.
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