Expert casts doubt on report that Ukrainian special forces behind Crimea airfield attack

Ukrainian special forces is claiming credit for a blast at an air base in Russian-occupied Crimea, but an expert on the region expressed skepticism at the claim.

Michael Lee is a writer at Fox News. Follow him on Twitter @UAMichaelLee

At least three explosions were reported at Saky air base in Crimea Tuesday, which a Ukrainian government official reportedly told the Washington Post were the result of an operation carried out by Ukrainian special forces.

But the operation, which Fox News has not been able to verify, would represent a dramatic turn of events in the war, with Ukrainian forces demonstrating the ability to hit deep behind Russian lines in an area which Russian forces generally consider safe but also risking further escalation from Russian President Vladimir Putin.