Russian-occupied Crimea’s military base has been hit by a series of explosions on Tuesday, reportedly leaving at least two people hurt, reports BBC.

Russian officials claimed a fire triggered the blasts at an arms dump in the Dzhankoi area in northern Crimea. A fire was also visible at an electricity substation.

Ukrainian presidential office adviser Mykhailo Podolyak described the incident as "demilitarisation in action", indicating that the explosions were not accidental.

A Crimean Tatar leader, Refat Chubarov, also described the explosions as a "hit" that could be heard "far across the steppe."

Russia's defence ministry claimed the fire broke out at a temporary ammunition storage site near the village of Maiske at around Tuesday morning and that the cause was being investigated.

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