There has been a massive explosion at a Russian military base in Ukraine's unilaterally annexed Crimea peninsula.
While the Russian side explained that it was not attacked, there are reports that the Ukrainian side was involved, and there is a risk that the offense and defense over southern Ukraine will intensify.
On the 9th, there was a large-scale explosion at a Russian military base stationed in the Crimea peninsula in southern Ukraine, which Russia unilaterally annexed eight years ago.
The Russian Defense Ministry said the aircraft's ammunition depot had exploded and said it was not the result of an attack.
The Ukrainian Ministry of Defense also said, "We have not been able to identify the cause," and has not officially mentioned any involvement.
On the other hand, the New York Times, a leading American newspaper, reported on the 9th, citing a senior Ukrainian government official, that "partisan forces loyal to the Ukrainian government were involved."
In addition, the US think tank "War Research Institute" said on the 9th that while the cause of the explosion was under analysis, "The Russian government has no motivation to accuse Ukraine of being attacked. Russia's air defenses are not functioning. "Because it will demonstrate that," he said, pointing out that Russia would not say that it was attacked.
Ukrainian President Zelensky said on the 9th that ``Crimea belongs to Ukraine and we will never give up,'' and there is a risk that the offense and defense over southern Ukraine will intensify.