Explosions in Crimea: Ukrainian Air Forces told what military equipment occupiers kept in Saky

Ukrainska Pravda
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VALENTYNA ROMANENKO – WEDNESDAY, 10 AUGUST 2022, 09:55

The Air Forces of Ukraine assume that as a result of explosions on 9 August, at the airfield in the Russia-occupied Crimea, a warehouse of aviation weapons and about a dozen aircraft were destroyed.

Source: Yuriy Ihnat, Air Force Command spokesman on the air of the national telethon on 10 August

Details: Ihnat said that "Saki" is a military airfield in the Ukrainian Crimea, where the occupiers stationed Su-30SM, Su-24, IL-76 and other aircraft.

They took off from the airfield every day. 24/7 occupier’s aviation patrols the airspace near Ukraine. The whole area of the Black Sea is constantly patrolled by Russians, without reaching the Zmiinyi (Snake) Island, changing only planes and crews, said the spokesman of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

In general, there are 5 airfields in Crimea that the Russian Federation can use to take off planes and launch missile strikes around Ukraine, and this poses a serious threat, in addition to dozens of airfields in Belarus and Russia itself, Ihnat added.

Quote from Ihnat: "According to the explosion, which we observed in the video footage, it is clear that the aircraft weapons depot was hit. Because the detonation was serious. And if additionally a dozen planes are destroyed there, it will be a real small victory."

Background:

  • On 9 August, explosions were heard at the military airfield in Novofedorivka in Crimea. Residents of Crimea posted videos on social media showing at least two epicentres of the fire, and said that they heard from 7 to 12 explosions.

  • The Ministry of Defence of Russia stated that the fire at the Saky air base was caused by the detonation of several ammunition. Later, a source of the Russian military department told TASS about the fire safety violation at the airfield near Novofedorivka.

  • The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has said it was not aware of what caused the explosions and the subsequent fire at the Saky airfield near Novofedorivka in Russian-occupied Crimea.

  • The New York Times, citing "high-ranking Ukrainian military officer" wrote that Ukrainian Forces allegedly orchestrated the explosions at the airfield in Russia-occupied Crimea.

  • Mykhailo Podoliak, Senior Adviser to Ukrainian President, said that Kyiv was not involved in the explosions at the airfield in Novofedorivka in Russian-occupied Crimea.

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