A Russian-occupied Crimean air base suffered a series of impressive explosions. Some claim that Ukrainians fired long range rockets (longer range than any rockets they were though to have). The Ukrainian government suggested that special forces and partisans set off a series of explosions. The Russian government said that it was just an accident with some ammo, and that nobody was injured and no aircraft were trashed. While we still don’t know for sure what happened, satellites have passed over and hoo boy, the place is a mess.

Widespread Destruction Seen After Blasts At Russian Base In Crimea

There are a number of commercial satellite photos showing a bunch of planes turned into smoking ruins.

As some have pointed out, Russia has aircraft in reserve. Apparently they think they have access to the F-18’s on the aircraft carrier USS George Bush:

Russia Accidentally Prints “Navy Day” Posters Featuring Cruiser Moskva (Sunk last April by Ukraine); American Aircraft Carrier USS George Bush

Snerk.