Ukraine Hits Crimean Airfield Twice in One Week, Strikes Jets Again
The agency said the raids destroyed or damaged at least seven Russian aircraft and hit hangars storing Shahed drones and aviation equipment.
- Security Service of Ukraine drones struck key Russian military airfields in occupied Crimea for the second time this week, destroying aircraft at Saky Air Base and hitting drone infrastructure at Gvardiyske Air Base.
- These airfields serve as critical launch points for Russian tactical aircraft conducting missile strikes against Ukraine, making every destroyed airframe a significant reduction in enemy operational capacity along the southern front.
- Ukraine's security service destroyed or damaged Russian aircraft—including Su-30SM, Su-30, and Su-24 jets—at Saky, while simultaneously hitting hangars storing Shahed-type attack drones and aviation equipment at Hvardiiske.
- Acting Head Yevhen Khmara, leading the operation under President Volodymyr Zelensky's pressure campaign, stated the service continues systematically degrading Russian military potential by targeting logistics, warehouses, and infrastructure.
- This campaign marks a tactical shift from the one-off sabotage operations seen three years ago, with Ukraine now consistently penetrating fortified infrastructure that Russian planners once considered reasonably secure.
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Ukraine hits at least seven Russian warplanes in second strike on Crimea’s Saky airbase this week, SBU says
Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) said it struck two key Russian military airbases in occupied Crimea with drones, damaging or destroying at least seven combat aircraft in its second attack on the Saky airbase this week. The SBU said the strikes targeted the Saky and Hvardiiske airfields as part of a 40-day campaign ordered by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to degrade Russia's military capabilities. Second strike on Saky airbase this week Accordin…
Drones from the Ukrainian SBU secret service have attacked military airfields on the annexed Crimean peninsula, where fighter jets and strategic bombers were stationed. According to the SBU, at least seven aircraft were destroyed or severely damaged.
Ukraine strikes Russia's Saky air base in occupied Crimea for second time in a week, SBU says
Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) said on July 3 it had struck two Russian military air bases in occupied Crimea overnight, damaging or destroying at least seven military aircraft in its second reported attack on the Saky air base within a week. According to the SBU, Ukrainian drones struck seven hangars at the Saky air base where Russia stores Su-30SM, Su-30, and Su-24 fighter and bomber aircraft. The agency said the strike destroyed or damaged …
Ukraine strikes Russian airbases in Crimea as part of 40-day campaign to force Moscow to negotiate
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has continued its 40-day operation aimed at forcing Russia to negotiate peace, striking once again at the "Saky" airbase on the western coast of Russian-occupied Crimea. The attack also hit the "Hvardiyske" airbase, located about 30 kilometers further inland on the peninsula. According to the SBU, hangars housing aircraft responsible for dropping guided bombs on the southern sections of the front lines were …
In a 40-day operation Ukraine wants to push Russia to peace with serious attacks on Crimea. Already after a week there are several successful attacks on combat aircraft. Also the infrastructure is increasingly in the sights of drones.
The SBU reports new drone attacks on Russian airfields in Crimea.
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