UAF struck Melitopol airfield with HIMARS/M270 or air assets at approximately 5 AM, causing multiple explosions and damaging Russian aircraft and helicopters.
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UAF struck Melitopol airfield with HIMARS/M270 or air assets at approximately 5 AM, causing multiple explosions and damaging Russian aircraft and helicopters.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine launched over 30 strikes on a Russian military base in Melitopol, destroying it.
Ukrainian military disabled one of four Russian military bases in Melitopol.
More than 30 strikes were launched on Melitopol by Ukrainian forces.
Ukrainian military conducted more than 30 strikes against the Russian military base in Melitopol on July 3, 2022.
The Melitopol airbase as a Russian military base no longer exists after the strikes and subsequent evacuation of personnel and equipment.
The mayor of Melitopol announced that the Armed Forces had disabled the Russian base in this temporarily occupied city on July 3.
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Source story: day-131a-2023-02-11