At night, explosions rang out in Crimea, a military airfield is on fire

On the night of Wednesday, April 17, explosions rang out in the city of Jankoy in the temporarily occupied Crimea.

This is reported by Astra.

Explosions in Crimea on April 17

According to local reports, the explosions were heard before the announcement of the air alert signal.

It is noted that after the explosions, a fire broke out near the local military airfield.

In the widely circulated videos, you can see how the fire is burning and thick smoke is rising.

Jankoy airport: what is known

Jankoy is an active airfield of the Russian Federation in the occupied Crimea. The 39th helicopter regiment of the 27th mixed aviation division of the 4th Air Force and Air Defense Command of the Southern Military District is stationed there. Also three aviation squadrons with Mi-8, Mi-35M, Mi-28, Ka-52.

In addition, helicopters of the border service of the Russian Federation are stationed on the territory of the airfield.

Where is Jankoy located?

Jankoy is a city in the north of Crimea.

The full-scale war in Ukraine has been going on for the 784th day.

You can monitor the situation in cities on the interactive map of hostilities in Ukraine and the map of air alerts in Ukraine.

Photo: screenshot

Source: Astra