Ukrainian forces conducted damaging strikes on Russian airfields near Simferopol and Saki in Crimea.
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Ukrainian forces conducted damaging strikes on Russian airfields near Simferopol and Saki in Crimea.
Explosions occurred at the Saky airbase near Novofedorivka on 9 August, destroying Russian aircraft.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that Russia lost nine combat aircraft in Crimea on 9 August.
Ukraine attacked the Saky air base in Novofedorivka on Aug. 9, destroying around a dozen Russian fighter aircraft.
Explosions and fires occurred at the Saki airbase in Novofedorivka, Crimea.
One person was killed and five others were injured during the explosions.
Nine Russian aircraft, including Su-30SM fighters, Su-24MR reconnaissance planes, and an Il-76 transport aircraft, were destroyed at the base.
The Saki airbase was rendered inoperable by the strikes.
On August 9, explosions and fire occurred at the Russian air base in Novofedorivka, Crimea.
British Defense Minister Ben Wallace considers the Russian air base in Crimea a legitimate target for Ukrainian military operations.
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Source story: day-185b-2023-02-13