Ukraine's latest weapon in the war: Jokes

On August 9, at least a dozen explosions rocked a Russian military base in Crimea. Russia's defence ministry avoided assigning blame – saying the "detonation of several aviation ammunition stores" caused the blast – while, for its part, Ukraine's military played it coy. It did not claim responsibility for the damaged combat planes, nor for a subsequent drone strike on the navy headquarters in the Russian-occupied area. Instead, Ukraine's defence ministry mockingly warned on Twitter about the dangers of smoking – sardonically suggesting that Russian soldiers caused the explosions themselves by tossing lit cigarettes. Unless they want an unpleasantly hot summer break, we advise our valued russian guests not to visit Ukrainian Crimea.