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Several explosions are said to have rocked a Russian airfield in Crimea. The attack is likely to be a bitter loss for Putin's military.
Dzhankoy – According to reports and video footage, several serious explosions occurred on the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula early on Wednesday morning (April 17). The detonations are said to have caused a major fire at a military airfield near the town of Dzhankoi. It is not yet clear whether the attack was on the Peninsula illegally annexed since 2014started from Kyiv.
There are several video recordings of the explosions and fire in Crimea circulating on X (formerly Twitter). Sirens can be heard in the background of some videos, the flames and clouds of smoke sometimes rise meters high into the air. Like that portal Kyiv Independent communicates, the reports about the attacks on the Russian military airfield were initially spread via Telegram channels close to Russia. Five hours after the first explosion, more were said to have been heard on the occupied peninsula.
Seven to twelve Russian attack helicopters destroyed in explosions at Crimean airfield?
How Kyiv Independent According to reports, the explosions took place at the Dzhankoy air base, where a helicopter regiment is said to be stationed. According to information from the Ukrainian portal, this regiment includes Russian attack helicopters, including the Ka-52 Alligator, the Mi-8, the Mi-28N and the Mi-35-N. So far there is no official information about whether and to what extent attack helicopters from Putin's army were damaged or destroyed by the fire. The X Account “Ukraine Battle Map”, who regularly reports on what is happening in the Ukraine war, writes about seven to twelve helicopters destroyed. This would emerge from a comparison of NASA satellite images from before and after the explosion on Wednesday morning.
Major fire in Crimea: Ukraine is said to have carried out an attack on a Russian airfield with rockets
According to the account and other information on X, the attack came from Ukraine. The armed forces are said to have used ATACMS short-range ballistic missiles supplied from the USA. This information has not yet been confirmed by either the Ukrainian or the Russian side. However, if the information is correct, the attack could represent a significant success for Ukraine.
In the ongoing war, Ukraine had already carried out several successful attacks on the occupied Crimean peninsula. Russia's Black Sea Fleet has also reported heavy losses due to numerous drone attacks. At the start of the Russian invasion in 2022, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that he wanted to retake Crimea.
Explosions mean bitter loss for Russia in Crimea
If more than seven attack helicopters were actually destroyed in the explosions at the Russian military airfield, this would likely be a bitter blow for Putin. According to Ukraine, the Russian military has already lost more than 300 helicopters and more than 340 aircraft in the Ukraine war. They can be checked independently Loss information not. Most recently it was mainly Ukrainian Drone attacks on Russia's oil refineries, which attracted attention. The offensives are intended to weaken Russia's economy and thus Putin's war chest. (nbe)
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