Ukraine's attack on Belbek airfield in Russian-occupied Crimea destroys planes, anti-aircraft missile complex, and fuel warehouse
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Overnight on May 15, in the occupied Crimea, an attack on the Belbek military airfield resulted in the destruction of two planes, a state-of-the-art anti-aircraft missile system, and a fuel and lubricant warehouse.
The Russian Telegram channel Astra writes about this with reference to sources in the emergency services.
There were at least two strikes that night.
As a result of the first incident, the destruction included:
- two MiG–31 fighter-interceptors,
- and the burning down of the fuel and lubricant storage.
A little later, closer to the morning of May 15, the rocket hit the S-400 "Triumph" air defense system near the village of Vyshneve. After the attack, the complex caught fire.
According to Astra, as a result of these attacks, 2 Russian soldiers were killed, and 13 more were injured.
There is no confirmation of this information yet.
It should be noted that the Belbek airfield was also under attack that night, May 16. Ukrainian partisans wrote that the artillery depot was damaged. The pro-Ukrainian Telegram channel "Crimean Wind" writes with reference to satellite images that a fire was recorded at the airfield at night.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation stated that on the night of May 15, air defense forces allegedly destroyed ten operational-tactical ATACMS missiles over Crimea. On the night of May 16, another five such missiles were destroyed.
For reference:
Special operations to destroy Russian military bases and enemy equipment are increasingly being carried out in occupied Crimea. In particular, on the night of May 15, there were also explosions in Sevastopol.
On the morning of May 13, the Russian air defense base on Mount Ai-Petri in the occupied Crimea came under fire. As a result, the commander of the unit could have died.
The publication Defense Express wrote that the primary targets for ATACMS ballistic missiles in Crimea are air defenses of the Russians and airfields.
