Humor of the Ukrainian minister: The explosions in Crimea were caused by badly extinguished cigarettes

Ukraine’s defense minister refused to comment on whether his army was involved in the explosions at an ammunition depot in Crimea, saying at a press conference in Copenhagen on Wednesday that they were caused by cigarettes, according to AFP.

“I think the Russian military at this airfield forgot a very simple rule: ‘don’t smoke in dangerous places’. That’s all,” said Oleksi Reznikov, who is visiting Denmark for a meeting with donor countries for Ukraine under the auspices of the Scandinavian country and of the United Kingdom.

On Tuesday, explosions killed one person and injured others at an ammunition depot located at a military airfield in the Ukrainian peninsula of Crimea, which Russia has annexed.

The Russian military said there was no gunfire or bombing behind the explosions, which were first reported by authorities on the peninsula.

Asked about this topic, the British defense minister said that he had no comment on the incident in question, but reminded Ukraine of its right to defend its territory.

“If it was an attack from Ukraine, it would have been legitimate, it would have been in accordance with international law,” said Ben Wallace.