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Authorities have not specified the cause of the fire, but head of state council appears to accuse Ukraine of being behind the attack
Thousands of civilians have been evacuated after an ammunition depot in Russian-annexed Crimea went up in flames, setting off a series of explosions.
Blasts were still being heard several hours after the fire was reported at the Kirovske military base on Wednesday morning, Russian media reported.
Authorities did not specify the cause of the blaze, but footage showed columns of black smoke billowing into the sky.
The incident came just days after an explosion on the Kerch bridge linking the Black Sea peninsula to mainland Russia, which the Kremlin has blamed on Ukraine.
Local authorities said more than two thousand people were evacuated from villages surrounding the depot. They were reportedly provided...