Crimea Satellite Images Show Aftermath Of 'Massive' ATACMS Strike

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Post At: May 17/2024 03:50PM

Satellite images have been released showing the aftermath of a Ukrainian strike using U.S.-supplied missiles on a key Russian military air based in annexed Crimea.

The photos were shared by the Ukraine military-linked Operativno ZSU Telegram channel on Friday, and were captured by Maxar Technologies.

They show "enemy losses in aviation" at the Belbek airfield, including two MiG-31 fighter jets, an Su-27 aircraft, and a damaged MiG-29 fighter jet, the channel said.

Earlier, the independent Russian outlet Astra said a pair of MiG-31 fighter jets were "destroyed" and an S-400 air defense system was damaged in the early hours of Wednesday after Ukraine attacked the airbase, which is located near to the Crimean city of Sevastopol.

The satellite images show "enemy losses" at the Belbek airfield, including two MiG-31 fighter jets, an Su-27 aircraft, and a damaged MiG-29 fighter jet, the Operativno ZSU Telegram channel said. The satellite images show "enemy losses" at the Belbek airfield, including two MiG-31 fighter jets, an Su-27 aircraft, and a damaged MiG-29 fighter jet, the Operativno ZSU Telegram channel said. MAXAR

Russia's Defense Ministry claimed its air defenses had intercepted 10 U.S.-provided Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles over the annexed Black Sea peninsula at the time of the attack.

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