Explosions were heard in the temporarily occupied Crimea on the night of August 1 to 2. The Russian invaders claimed an attack with ATACMS ballistic missiles. According to the Crimean Wind Telegram channel, the objects of the Russian invaders near Sevastopol came under attack, and the sounds of explosions were also heard in Simferopol, Saky, and Yevpatoriia. The Russian occupation administration claimed that Russian air defense had been operating over the peninsula. NASA’s satellite fire monitoring system detected fires at Russian air defense positions near Balaklava. The fires coincided with the missile attack on Russian facilities near Sevastopol.

The fires at the air defense positions could have occurred either after the launch of anti-aircraft missiles or after hits on Russian air defense positions, according to the Crimean Wind Telegram channel. The so-called governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, stated that the air defense system had been working in the city. The Russian invaders alleged that the Armed Forces of Ukraine had attacked the temporarily occupied peninsula with ATACMS ballistic missiles. Two streets in Sevastopol were closed to collect explosive items. The occupation administration also decided to evacuate residents of a building to remove a part of the missile that had allegedly pierced the roof and got embedded on a mechanical floor. It is worth noting that on July 30, over 50,000 households in occupied Crimea experienced a power outage due to a fire at power facilities.

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• NASA’s satellite images show fires at air defense positions near Balaklava.
• Explosions possibly occurred after anti-aircraft missile launch according to Crimean Wind Telegram.
• Evacuation of residents in Sevastopol building due to missile embedded on mechanical floor.
• Local reports hint at sabotage as a possible cause of fires at air defense positions.