Russian officials insist air base explosions 'accidental,' satellite images show near-identical craters
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Ukrainian officials have not claimed any responsibility for explosions at a Crimean air base, which Russian officials continue to insist resulted from an accident involving munitions storage.
A combination photo shows satellite images of Saky air base in Crimea, August 9, 2022 and after an attack on August 10, 2022. ( Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT) A satellite image shows destroyed Saky air base in Crimea, August 10, 2022. (Planet Labs PBC/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. MANDATORY CREDIT) An infrared overview of Saki Airbase showing the extent of fire after attack, in Novofedorivka, Crimea August 10, 2022. (Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. NO RESALES. NO ARCHIVES. MANDATORY CREDIT. DO NOT OBSCURE LOGO.) Smoke rises after explosions were heard from the direction of a Russian military airbase near Novofedorivka, Crimea August 9, 2022. (Reuters/Stringer) People rest on a beach as smoke and flames rise after explosions at a Russian military airbase, in Novofedorivka, Crimea August 9, 2022. (Reuters/Stringer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) Smoke rises after explosions were heard from the direction of a Russian military airbase near Novofedorivka, Crimea, in this still image obtained by Reuters August 9, 2022. ( ) Peter Aitken is a Fox News Digital reporter with a focus on national and global news.
Russia also denied that any planes had suffered damage from the explosions, but the satellite images, released by Planet Labs, indicate that at least eight warplanes wrecked.
Witnesses, who posted videos and photos onto social media as smoke rose from the base following the explosions, reported "multiple explosions" at the base.
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