Blasts heard near Russian airbase in Crimea

Russia's defense ministry said an explosion at a Russian military airbase in Crimea on Tuesday (August 9) had been caused by a detonation of aviation ammunition, and that there had been no casualties, the RIA Novosti news agency reported. Three local witnesses told Reuters they had heard loud explosions and seen black smoke rising from the direction of a the base at Novofedorivka.