Main points
- The SBU successfully attacked the Kirovskoye military airfield in the temporarily occupied Crimea, destroying three Mi-8, Mi-26, Mi-28 helicopters and a Pantsir-S1 ZGRK.
- The strike was carried out on the night of June 28, inflicting fire damage on the enemy’s aircraft deployment sites, air defense systems, ammunition depots, and UAVs.
- A secondary detonation occurred at the airfield, confirming the effectiveness of the attack.
SBU attacked the Kirovskoye airfield in Crimea / Collage 24 Channel
The SBU carried out a successful operation, striking the Kirovskoye military airfield in the temporarily occupied Crimea. Three helicopters and a Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile system were destroyed.
The attack took place on the night of June 28. This was reported by 24 Kanal, citing the SBU.
SBU strikes occupiers' airfield in Crimea
On the night of June 28, SBU drones attacked the Kirovskoye airfield in temporarily occupied Crimea.
Fire damage was inflicted on the locations of the aviation component, air defense systems, ammunition storage depots, as well as enemy reconnaissance and attack UAVs, the SBU said.
The destruction of the Mi-8, Mi-26 and Mi-28 multi-purpose and attack helicopters , as well as the Pantsir-S1 self-propelled anti-aircraft missile and gun system, has been confirmed.
During the night, a secondary detonation occurred at the airfield.
Let us recall that, according to Crimean media reports, 5-6 explosions were heard in the area of the airfield between 2:50 and 03:02, and drones were heard flying before that. Also, at around 01:30, the Russian Air Defense Forces fired in the Dzhankoy region.
NASA satellites recorded severe fires at the airport.
Let us add that just one day before the SBU operation, the Defense Forces struck the Marinovka airfield in the Volgograd region of Russia.
Four Su-34 aircraft and the technical and operational unit, a place where combat aircraft are serviced and repaired, were destroyed .
Earlier, the Unmanned Systems Forces showed spectacular footage of the destruction of crossings and bridges across the Zherebets River in the Luhansk region. The occupiers want to use it to transport reserves for the forces trying to cross the Oskol.
“For a long time now, the enemy has been restoring crossings immediately after their destruction, and fighters from the 412th Nemesis Regiment are destroying them again to slow down the enemy's ability to advance in the Kharkiv, Dnipro and Donetsk regions,” the SBS noted.
This water barrier serves as a natural shield, holding back the enemy from breaking through in the directions of the Kharkov and Pokrovsky sections of the front.
