Sergei Aksyonov said there was an explosion at the depot in
Krasnohvardiiske in central Crimea but reported no damage or
casualties. Footage shared by state media showed a thick cloud
of grey smoke at the site.
Aksyonov blamed it on a Ukrainian drone attack. There was no
immediate comment from Kyiv.
Russia seized and annexed Crimea from Ukraine in 2014, eight
years before launching its full-scale invasion of the country.
The brief halting of traffic on the Crimean Bridge, about 180 km
(110 miles) to the east of the drone incident, came five days
after explosions there killed two people and damaged a section
of roadway - the second major attack on the bridge since the
start of the war.
The 19-km (12-mile) road and rail bridge is a vital logistics
link for Russian forces, and is also heavily used by Russian
tourists who flock to Crimea in summer.
Russia accuses Ukraine of carrying out the attacks on the
bridge. Officials in Kyiv have welcomed them, without directly
claiming responsibility.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday that the
bridge was a legitimate target because it was a military supply
route for Russia.
"This is the route used to feed the war with ammunition and this
is being done on a daily basis," he said.
Russia is on high alert for incidents at the bridge, and an
official Telegram channel tells people not to panic in the event
of an alarm.
In a further sign of security concerns in Crimea, Oleg Kryuchkov,
an adviser to Aksyonov, warned people not to post images of
critical infrastructure on the internet.
He urged people who knew the authors of such posts to report
them to the interior ministry or the FSB security service.
"Remember that a video posted on the web of military or other
critical facilities is work for the enemy," he said.
(Reporting by Caleb Davis and Mark Trevelyan)
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