12 October 2026, 18:54
A fire was reported at a military airfield in Crimea following the explosions
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PHOTO: Crimean Wind
On the night of October 12, explosions were heard in occupied Crimea in the area of Yevpatoria and at the “Gvardeyskoye” military airfield near Simferopol. In the morning, satellite images showed heat signatures near the airfield’s runway, which may indicate a fire.
This was reported by the monitoring Telegram channel “Crimean Wind.”
According to the channel, explosions were heard near the airfield after midnight. Subscribers also reported seeing a glow on the airfield’s grounds.
The heat signatures were spotted near the southeastern part of the runway. However, the report does not specify what might have been burning or whether the airfield sustained any damage.
PHOTO: Crimean Wind
"Crimean Wind" notes that Russian military personnel are launching drones at Ukrainian cities from the "Gvardeyskoye" airfield.
On the morning of October 12, the Russian Ministry of Defense claimed to have allegedly intercepted and destroyed 151 Ukrainian drones overnight. According to the occupying authority, the drones were shot down, in particular, over occupied Crimea and the Black Sea.
Recently, operators fromthe “Ghosts,” a special unit of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Ministry of Defense, struck a railway bridge, radars, communications equipment, an aircraft, and high-speed boats in the territory of the temporarily occupied Crimea.
