Explosions were heard at the Gvardeyskoye military airfield in Crimea
A series of explosions rocked the “Gvardeyskoye” military airfield in the temporarily occupied Crimea overnight, after which a massive fire broke out on the base.
According to the Telegram channel “Crimean Wind,” a fuel and lubricants depot was likely hit.
According to the channel, the explosions at the airfield occurred in two waves—from 3:30 a.m. to 3:39 a.m. and from 4:34 a.m. to 4:47 a.m.
The explosions were followed by a massive fire, which, according to eyewitnesses, was visible from several kilometers away. Two separate fire sites have been reported.
In addition, the detonation of small-arms ammunition was reportedly heard on the airfield grounds.
According to “Crimean Wind,” Russian military personnel are launching Shahed attack drones from the “Gvardeyskoye” airfield, which they use to carry out attacks on Ukrainian territory.
A possible strike on a fuel and lubricants depot could have caused a large-scale fire, but the exact consequences of the incident are currently unknown.
At this time, the Russian occupation authorities have not officially confirmed reports of explosions and a fire at the airfield.
There is also no independent confirmation of which specific facility may have been hit or what damage was caused.
Information regarding the possible consequences of the incident is currently being verified.
As a reminder, drones attacked the Wildberries logistics complex in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. The city is located more than 1,700 kilometers from the border with Ukraine.
Wildberries has begun preemptively closing its logistics complexes in Russia due to the threat of attacks by Ukrainian drones. The first facility to completely cease operations was the marketplace’s warehouse in Zelenodolsk (Republic of Tatarstan), which had previously served the Kazan region.
Following a series of strikes on Wildberries’ logistics centers, owners of order pickup points began losing customers and revenue. In some regions, their revenue in July fell by 15–20% year-over-year, and on peak days, the decline reached 30–40%. Market representatives warn that some pickup points may become unprofitable, and by the end of the year, about 15% of them may close.
On the night of August 5, drones attacked the Wildberries logistics complex in Aleksin, Tula Oblast, Russia. The strike hit the company’s largest warehouse in Russia’s Central Federal District, with an area of approximately 300,000 square meters.
