Ukraine: Explosions reported in Berdiansk, occupation government official's car allegedly blown up

Three powerful explosions were reported on Jan. 13 near an air base in Russian-occupied Berdiansk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Viktoria Halitsina, head of the city military administration, told Suspilne television.

A fire broke out at the site of the explosions, she said.

Russian state-controlled news agency RIA Novosti reported that a car used by Alexei Kichigin, head of Berdiansk’s illegal Russian occupation administration, had been blown up. He was not injured, according to RIA Novosti.