Ukrainian missiles and UAVs “penetrate the Russian air defense system” and hit their intended targets in Crimea.
The Ukrainian Armed Forces are conducting a multi-day campaign to destroy Russian military targets in the temporarily occupied Crimea and have successfully hit several targets in different areas of the peninsula. This is stated in a report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW).
ISW analysts cited information from Russian sources that on the night of January 6, the Ukrainian military fired four Storm Shadow cruise missiles at an administrative building at the Russian Saki airport near the village of Novofedorovka in Crimea.
At the same time, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that on the night of January 6, Russian forces destroyed five Ukrainian drones and four missiles in the Black Sea and Crimea. And on January 6 – six Ukrainian Neptune missiles in the northwestern part of the Black Sea.
At the same time, the commander of the Ukrainian Air Force, Lieutenant General Nikolai Oleshchuk, thanked the Ukrainian pilots for the successful defeat of the targets at the Saki airfield, but did not specify whether we are talking about the Ukrainian strikes in January 4, 5 or 6. He published satellite images showing the target of the Ukrainian strike at the Saki airfield. But the ISW said they have yet to identify the target.
In addition, Ukrainian officials and sources report that Ukrainian forces also hit an air defense radar system and a communications center in Yevpatoriya, which is responsible for coordinating air defense operations. of Russia in occupied Crimea, and ammunition depots near Pervomaisky (82 km north of Simferopol). ) and the Russian command post near Sevastopol, as of January 4.
Analysts study: Ukrainian and Russian reports indicate that Ukrainian missiles and drones penetrated Russian air defenses in occupied Crimea and successfully hit several intended targets.
The night before, social networks reported loud explosions in Crimea near Yevpatoriya. In total, eyewitnesses counted up to 10 explosions in the Saki-Novofedorovka area, where the military airport is located.
And earlier, the Russian command post was hit in Sevastopol. Serious damage was also caused to the defense system of the Crimean occupiers.
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Source: korrespondent
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