### [2022-08-18](/feed/2022/08/18/index.md)

##### Russo-Ukrainian War
# Residents of Kerch and nearby villages in eastern Crimea report multiple explosions. Crimean officials say that air defences were activated near the city but that "there is no danger to the town or the Crimean Bridge". 




### Sources:

1. [Yahoo! News](https://news.yahoo.com/explosion-thunders-kerch-crimea-russian-183500192.html)

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