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Blasts at Russian base in Crimea suggest Ukrainian fightback

Ammunition store explodes in latest Crimea blasts; Ukraine hints at role, suggesting greater strike capacity; Russia reports more shelling near nuclear plant; food aid leaves Ukrainian port for Africa

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Moscow denounced sabotage and Ukraine hinted at responsibility for new explosions on Tuesday at a military base in Russian-annexed Crimea that is an important supply line for Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
 
The blasts engulfed an ammunition depot at a military base in the north of the Crimean peninsula, disrupting trains and forcing the evacuation of 2,000 people from a nearby village, according to Russian officials and news agencies.
 
Plumes of smoke were later seen at a second Russian military base in central Crimea, Russia's Kommersant newspaper said, while blasts hit another facility in the west last week.
 
The explosions raised

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