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Explosions at Russian Military Locations in Crimean Peninsula Underscore Moscow's Vulnerability

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A spate of explosions and fires has turned Russian-occupied Crimea from a secure rear base into a new battleground in the war, demonstrating both the Russians' vulnerability and the Ukrainians' capacity to strike deep behind enemy lines.

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  1. Explosions rock Crimea in suspected Ukrainian attack

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    Explosions at Russian Military Locations in Crimean Peninsula Underscore Moscow's Vulnerability

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  1. Al Jazeera

    Russia says ‘sabotage’ behind arms depot blasts in Crimea (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Explosions follow attack last week on Crimean airbase that damaged and destroyed several Russian war planes.

  2. Mitchell Daily Republic

    Blasts at Russian base in Crimea suggest Ukrainian fightback (opens Mitchell Daily Republic)

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    Mitchell Daily Republic's feed description

    The blasts engulfed an ammunition depot at a military base in the north of the Crimean peninsula, disrupting trains and forcing the evacuation of 2,000 people from a nearby village, according to Russian officials and news agencies.

  3. Sioux City Journal

    Explosions rock Crimea in suspected Ukrainian attack (opens Sioux City Journal)

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    Sioux City Journal's feed description

    Explosions and fires have ripped through an ammunition depot in Russia-annexed Crimea in the second suspected Ukrainian attack on the peninsula in just over a week. The blasts forced the

  4. WFMZ Allentown

    Explosions refocus Ukraine war on Russian-annexed Crimea (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    Local officials say a fire at an ammunition storage site on Crimea left two people injured. It comes a week after a series of explosion at an air base on

  5. The Times of Israel

    Russia says blasts at Crimea arms depot an act of ‘sabotage’ (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

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  6. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Russia blames sabotage as blasts rock another military facility in Crimea (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Uliana Pavlova, Alex Stambaugh, Fred Pleitgen, Vasco Cotovio and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN A blast at an ammunition depot in the village of Maiskoye in Crimea injured at least two people, local authorities said Tuesday, in the second incident in a week to rock the Russian-controlled peninsula.

  7. NBC News

    New blasts rock Russian sites in annexed Crimea (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Russia blamed the blasts at an ammunition storage facility in Mayskoye on an “act of sabotage” without naming the perpetrators.

  8. Washington Times

    Blasts, fire hits military depot in Russian-annexed Crimea (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    Massive explosions and fires hit a military depot in Russia-annexed Crimea on Tuesday, forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 people, the second time in recent days that the Ukraine war’s focus has turned to the contested peninsula.

  9. CBS News

    Explosions rock ammunition depot in Crimea in suspected Ukrainian attack (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    Russia blamed the blasts in the village of Mayskoye on an "act of sabotage," without naming the perpetrators.

  10. New York Times

    Ukraine Live Updates: Blast Hits Russian Ammunition Depot in Crimea (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The explosion came a week after blasts at a Russian air base on the peninsula destroyed several fighter jets. A senior Ukrainian official said that an elite military unit was responsible for an attack on Tuesday that sent up a huge fireball and resulted in multiple detonations.

  11. Deutsche Welle

    Russia-Ukraine updates: Moscow admits sabotage caused Crimea depot blast | DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Russia has admitted that the detonation of ammunition at a military depot in the Dzhankoy region of Crimea was due to sabotage. Follow DW for the latest.

  12. Washington Post

    Crimea ammunition depot blast is work of Ukraine special forces, official says (opens Washington Post)

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    Washington Post's feed description

    The blasts near Dzhankoi come just a week after a powerful attack that appeared to be carried out by Ukrainian special forces rocked an air base in Crimea.

  13. Hot Air

    Ukraine hits Crimea again (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    A huge explosion rocked a Russian ammunition depot on the occupied Crimean Peninsula on Tuesday morning, striking another embarrassing blow to Moscow’s forces a week after blasts at a Russian air base...

  14. The Times of Israel

    Blasts rock Crimea military depot in new suspected Ukrainian attack (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Russia calls explosions at ammo storage facility an 'act of sabotage' but doesn't name perpetrators, a week after similar incident

  15. KVIA El Paso

    Explosions rock Russian ammunition depot, the second blast at Crimea military facilities in a week (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    KVIA El Paso's feed description

    By Uliana Pavlova, Alex Stambaugh, Fred Pleitgen, Vasco Cotovio and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN A blast at an ammunition depot in the village of Maiskoye in Crimea injured at least two people, local authorities said Tuesday, in the second incident in a week to rock the Russian-controlled peninsula.

  16. PBS NewsHour

    Explosions rock military depot in Russian-annexed Crimea (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Massive explosions and fires have hit a military depot in Russia-annexed Crimea.

  17. France 24

    Live: Massive blasts rock Russian-controlled Crimea (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    Explosions rocked an ammunition depot and disrupted trains in Russian-annexed Crimea on Tuesday. Moscow said explosions at an ammunition depot in Crimea were due to an “act of sabotage” in a rare admission…

  18. Berkshire Eagle

    Blasts in Crimea underscore Russian forces' vulnerability (opens Berkshire Eagle)

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    Berkshire Eagle's feed description

    A spate of explosions and fires has turned Russian-occupied Crimea from a secure rear base into a new battleground in the war, demonstrating both the Russians’ vulnerability and the Ukrainians’

  19. NBC News

    Blasts at Russian military sites in Crimea hint at ambitious Ukrainian offensive (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A series of blasts hit a Russian military depot in the annexed peninsula Tuesday, suggesting a growing Ukrainian ability to strike deep behind enemy lines.

  20. Local News 8

    Ukraine was behind three explosions in Crimea, says Ukrainian government report (opens Local News 8)

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    Local News 8's feed description

    By Vasco Cotovio and Tara John, CNN Ukraine was behind three explosions rocked Russian military facilities in the annexed province of Crimea this past week, including an explosion at a Russian air base on the peninsula’s west coast that wrecked several airplanes, according to a Ukrainian government …

  21. PBS NewsHour

    Explosions hit Russian-annexed Crimea as Ukraine vows to retake territory (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    For the second time in a week there were mysterious explosions in Russian-occupied Crimea. A Russian ammunition depot blew up Tuesday in the peninsula's northeast, less than a week after explosions destroyed multiple Russian jets at the Saki Air Base. Ukraine has not officially taken responsibility.

  22. Shore News Network

    Blasts hit Russian base in Crimea, Ukraine targets supply lines (opens Shore News Network)

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    Shore News Network's feed description

    By Natalia Zinets KYIV (Reuters) -Russia blamed saboteurs for explosions at one of its military bases in Moscow-annexed Crimea while Ukraine hinted it was

  23. The Guardian

    Fires and explosions reported at military targets in Russia and Crimea (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    A munitions depot blazed near Ukrainian border and explosions hit the occupied peninsula in latest apparent sabotage mission

  24. NBC4 Washington

    Explosions at Russian Military Locations in Crimean Peninsula Underscore Moscow's Vulnerability (opens NBC4 Washington)

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    NBC4 Washington's feed description

    A spate of explosions and fires has turned Russian-occupied Crimea from a secure rear base into a new battleground in the war, demonstrating both the Russians' vulnerability and the Ukrainians' capacity to strike deep behind enemy lines.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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