Nov 19 (Reuters) - Russia's civil aviation authority

Rosaviatsiya said it was temporarily halting flights at the

Krasnodar airport in southern Russia early on Wednesday to

ensure flight safety.

Unofficial Russian and Ukrainian Telegram news channels

reported a series of explosions throughout the Krasnodar region,

home to the Novorossiisk oil terminal and the Ilsky refinery.

Reuters could not independently verify the unofficial

reports on explosions.