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Explosion reported in Sevastopol in occupied Crimea.

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A powerful explosion was heard near the Russian Black Sea Fleet's headquarters in the occupied Sevastopol at 8:20 a.m. on Aug. 20, according to Refat Chubarov, head of Mejlis, a representative body of Crimean Tatars. Russian-installed governor of occupied Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev also said that a drone " hit the roof of the fleet's headquarters. He said there were no casualties. He later wrote on Telegram that the drone was shot down and fell on the roof, causing fire.

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The Kyiv Independent staff documented what it feels like to live and sleep in Kyiv, Ukraine, as Russia intensifies its drone and missile attacks on the city. Filmed over several weeks in June and July, our journalists take shelter in bathrooms, basements, and parking garages as explosions ring out overhead.

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