Explosions heard near Russian air base in Novofedorivka, state of emergency declared in Crimea

People's deputy Oleksii Honcharenko reported this on Telegram.

"Explosions in the Novofedorivka area (not far from Saky)! I want to add that there is a military airfield nearby, from where planes that attack Southern Ukraine with missiles usually take off... Is August 9 the day the battle for Crimea begins?" - Honcharenko wrote. 

Pro-Russian military commander Yuriy Kotenok reported more than ten explosions at the airfield on Telegram. 

"The footage shows the clouds that appear after the explosions. This is the first powerful attack on the island since the beginning of the war. Before that, explosions were heard in Crimea several times, but the local authorities explained them as "overcoming the sound barrier by an airplane", it is noted. 

Also, the so-called adviser to the head of Crimea told Russian propagandists from RIA Novosti that he could confirm the fact of several explosions in the Novofedorivka area.

"Local residents talk about 6-7 explosions in the Saky district from the side of the military airfield. According to them, sirens are now sounding in the city. At the same time, the reason for the explosions is not understood - from Odesa to Novofedorivka, it is more than 250 km in a straight line", Baza wrote. 

Locals also report a large number of ambulances heading to Novofedorivka from Yevpatoria.

According to the mass media, two victims were previously reported. Eyewitnesses heard a series of explosions, which is similar to the detonation of ammunition.

It is also reported that the distance from the front line in the Kherson and Mykolaiv regions to Novofedorivka in the Crimea is about 200 km.

"In Crimea, the occupation authorities have declared a state of emergency", Objective Crimea wrote. 

The news is being updated.