1. The NASA Firms fire data strongly suggests that the explosions in #Yeysk ccurred on an old Soviet air force facility in the area of the base's ordinance magazine. I make the base as an old bomber base with a weapons magazine consistent with that use.
https://twitter.com/mhmck/status/1630700977937326080
2. My guess is that, based on the range from known Ukrainian positions, it might have been hit with GLSDB's at their extreme range. If not and if we rule out more smoking accidents, the Ukrainians have some capability that is not currently known.
3. Here is the base. On the right you can see overgrown Christmas trees near the 11,000 foot runway that suggest that this was once a bomber base. In can't find any record online so it's just a guess. Lower right shows the FIRMS fires in relation to the runway. 
4. I don't know where Russia is launching cruise or SAM missiles from in this area but it's possible they were storing them in the magazine that is still protected by what appears to be mine fields. Here are the FIRMS fires. The light color indicates it happened >24 hours ago.
5. And here is good look at what I think is an ordinance magazine showing the location of the suspected explosions not near any of the structures so perhaps just stored out in the open.
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