Ukraine Mercilessly Trolls Russia as New Blasts Rock Crimea 

Kyiv went all in after new blasts they dubbed “demilitarization,” the latest blow to Russia on territory they perhaps erroneously believed was fully under their control 

Russian-backed authorities in occupied Crimea awoke to a shitstorm on Tuesday as explosions rang out first at an arms depot and then reportedly at an air base, sparking frantic explanations from Russian authorities who’ve traditionally tried to play down such setbacks.

Ukrainian authorities went all in on mocking the aftermath of what they cryptically referred to as “demilitarization,” the latest blow to Russian forces on territory they perhaps erroneously believed was fully under their control.

The first blasts rocked an arms depot near the town of Dzhankoi, where an electricity substation also went up in smoke. While Russia’s Defense Ministry initially claimed a “fire” on the territory of the arms depot was to blame for the explosions, they later revised their version of events, alleging “sabotage.”

“Damage was caused to a number of civilian facilities, among them power lines, a power station, a railway track, as well as a number of residential buildings,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.

Sergei Aksyonov, the Kremlin-appointed leader of the peninsula, said about 2,000 people were evacuated and railway traffic was disrupted.

“At the moment detonations are continuing,” Aksyonov said as the ammo continued to pop off.

Shortly after those blasts, residents in Simferopol reported several explosions at an air base that sent black plumes of smoke into the sky. Russian-backed authorities there have been mum on what happened to the air base, but Kommersant, citing anonymous law enforcement and military officials, reported that investigators were looking into whether drones had been used to strike the air base.

Russian state media reported that a state of emergency declared last week after explosions destroyed several Russian fighter jets has now been expanded.