On the night of August 1 to 2, explosions were heard in the temporarily occupied Crimea. The Russian invaders claimed an attack with ATACMS ballistic missiles.

In particular, the objects of the Russian invaders near Sevastopol came under attack, the Crimean Wind Telegram channel reports.

The sounds of explosions were also heard at night in Simferopol, Saky, and Yevpatoriia. The occupation administration claimed that Russian air defense had been operating over the peninsula.

Later, it became known that NASA’s satellite fire monitoring system had detected fires at Russian air defense positions near Balaklava.

The time period from 1:57 a.m. to 2:20 a.m., when the fires were detected, coincides with the time of the missile attack on Russian facilities near Sevastopol.

The Crimean Wind Telegram channel points out that the fires could have occurred both after the launch of anti-aircraft missiles and after hits on Russian air defense positions.

After the first explosions in Crimea on the night of August 2, the so-called governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhayev, said that the air defense system had been working in the city.

The Russian invaders claimed that the Armed Forces of Ukraine had attacked the temporarily occupied peninsula with ATACMS ballistic missiles.

The missiles were allegedly shot down over Sevastopol, which is why two streets were even closed until about 12:00 to collect all explosive items.

In addition, the occupation administration decided to evacuate the residents of one of the nine-story buildings to remove a part of the missile that allegedly pierced the roof and got stuck on the mechanical floor of the building.

As previously reported, on July 30, over 50,000 households remained without electricity due to a fire at power facilities in occupied Crimea.

Local reports indicate that the fires started almost simultaneously in the area of the 450th block. The pro-Kremlin Mash media outlet suggests sabotage as a possible cause of the fire.