Mass exodus of Russians from Crimea: In 24 hours, 38.000 cars crossed the Crimean bridge
Russian state media reported that a record number of cars crossed the Crimea Bridge, which connects Crimea to Russia, suggesting that Russians who settled on the peninsula after the annexation in 2014 are now fleeing to Russia.
According to TASS, 38.000 cars crossed the bridge in just one day.
A record 38,000 cars crossed the Crimea bridge yesterday, an entire town's worth of residents. Reports of huge traffic heading out of the peninsula into Russia - and that was before even more explosions rocked an air base and ammo depot today. pic.twitter.com/Eo1ojx4T2a
- Matthew Luxmoore (@mjluxmoore) August 16
In the meantime, satellite images of the explosions. They show how the location where the explosions took place looked like before the detonations and how it looks now.
New satellite images by @planet. Explosions at the Russian army ammunition depot nearby #Dzhankoy in the occupied Crimea. 16/08/2022@cxemu pic.twitter.com/LABop49nYy
— Kyrylo Ovsianyi (@KOvsianyi) August 16
Last week, Crimea was the target of Ukrainian missile attacks several times. Yesterday, a Russian army ammunition depot was hit in the Dzhankoy area causing a series of explosions. Earlier, the airbase of the Russian aviation was also rocketed, where, according to the Ukrainians, several fighter planes were destroyed.
#Dzhankoi in occupied #Crimea. pic.twitter.com/YZp1vk1Blj
- NEXTA (@nexta_tv) August 16
These attacks, according to Kyiv, are part of the Ukrainian army's counter-offensive aimed, as stated, at the liberation of the occupied territories and the expulsion of the Russian aggressor from the peninsula, which was annexed by Russia in 2014.
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