Blast rocks Russian airbase in Crimea as horrified tourist watch explosion from nearby beach

AN EXPLOSION has rocked a Russian airbase in Crimea as horrified tourists watched from a nearby beach. The blast comes just hours after Putin’s humiliated troops were forced to pull out of a key occupied city in Ukraine. Not known, clear with picture deskPlumes of smoke were seen rising from the airbase in occupied Crimea[/caption] The cause of the explosion, which sent sparks and plumes of smoke into the air, is currently unknown. Most read in News LVIV RAT RAGE I'm a Ukrainian who had affair with Brit dad…he's dumped me so I'm going BACK TO THE POLLS Date of next general election REVEALED - and when it is might surprise you JEREMY CLARKSON Every time climate change crops up in an Attenborough doc I have a beer LIZ TRUSS Bills are high & people are scared but trust me - the Government is on your side TRAGIC LOSS Soldier, 18, who walked alongside Queen's coffin during funeral found dead LOTTO NONSENSE My relative claimed he'd won £171m on EuroMillions but it was all a scam But according to the Russian-appointed head of occupied Sevastopol, “an emergency situation occurred at the Belbek airfield.”, The Kyiv Independent reports. The Belbek military airfield is located near occupied Sevastopol. THIS IS A DEVELOPING STORY… The Sun is your go to destination for the best celebrity news, football news, real-life stories, jaw-dropping pictures and must-see video. Download our fantastic, new and improved free App for the best ever Sun Online experience. For iPhone click here, for Android click here.  Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TheSun and follow us from our main Twitter account at @TheSun.