Several Russian aircraft, the bombers are hit by the Ukrainian drone strike
Ukraine said that the drones fired by Kiev hit five Russian aircraft at an airport in the Crimea, causing at least one destruction and causing harm to two others.
The airport attack in Saki on the occupied Crimea is also struck the ammunition storage warehouse, according to the security service in Ukraine (SBU).
Newsweek I called the Russian Ministry of Defense to comment.
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Why do it matter
While Ukraine destroyed such aircraft before, the last attack shows Kiev’s intention to use drones to target the base that is vital to the black sea operations in Russia and other military sites.
What do you know
SBU in Ukraine said on Monday that drones hit the Saki Military Airport during the night before in an attack by the Alpha Special Operations Center in Ukraine.
On Monday, the X-Umbrainian X, formerly Twitter, Cose Khes Cat to publish The local residents have reported a drone attack on the Crimea overnight, but there has been no visual confirmation yet.
Ukraine said the attack completely destroyed the Sukhoi Su-30SM plane, had another championship and hit three Sukhoi Su-24 aircraft, although there were no details of any damage.
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SU-30SM is a multi-seat fighter plane with a double and two-seat engine that was first produced at the beginning of the past decade and costs between 35 million dollars and 50 million dollars, where the price is nominated by SBU. SU-24 is the Soviet productive bomber.
SBU said that the drone attacks also struck an airport weapons warehouse in another step towards weakening the Russian military capabilities in the peninsula that were illegally included in 2014, which is considered one of the goals of the Kiev war.
Amid reports on Tuesday that the Ukrainian drones targeted the Tatsinskaya railway, 60 miles from Ukraine borders in Russia in Rostov Oblast.
The railway station is a logistics center for nearby oil infrastructure and used to transport grains.
Meanwhile, the Ukrainian authorities said on Tuesday that Russian attacks against Ukraine killed at least nine civilians and wounded at least 17 others during the past day.
The Ukrainian Air Force said that the Moscow forces launched an ISKANDER-M Bianank Oblast missile and 46 Shahid drones and drones from Kursk, Bianank, Aurel, and Primorsk-Akhtarsk.
The drone strike targeted the Chahuif area, southeast of Kharkif, during the night on Monday, killed three civilians, according to the regional prosecutor’s office.
What people say
Security services in Ukraine: “The SBU’s successful special process in SAKY is another step towards weakening the enemy’s ability to launch a war of aggression against Ukraine. The occupiers should remember that they will not feel safe on our land!”
What happens after that
President Donald Trump said that his envoy Steve Witkev will go to Russia this week, as speculation is escalating about whether the ceasefire can be hit because Moscow is likely to continue to bomb it on the cities of Ukraine and Kiev will attack its attacks on the Kremlin’s military infrastructure.