“The fire was localized by the joint efforts of the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Republic of Crimea and the Federal Ministry of Emergency Situations,” TASS quoted him as saying.

Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that several aviation munitions detonated on the territory of the Saki airfield near the settlement of Novofedorovka in Crimea. 

It was noted that as a result of the incident, one person died and six more were injured.