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Russia launched nine Shahed attack drones from Cape Chauda in temporarily occupied Crimea during the night of April 15-16, 2024.

Dzhankoi, Crimea
Verified Independently confirmed by 4 sources
Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Post Kyiv Independent Ukrinform

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Shahed attack drone (weapon_system) Cape Chauda (location) Dzhankoi military airfield (location) 39th Helicopter Regiment (military_unit) 27th Composite Aviation Division (military_unit) 4th Air and Air Defence Forces Command (military_unit) Southern Military District (military_unit) Dzhankoi airfield (location) 39th Guards Separate Helicopter Regiment (military_unit) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Ukrainian Military (military_unit) Dzhankoy airfield (location) Black Sea Fleet (military_unit) Yellow Ribbon (organization) Atesh (organization) Resistance of the Nation (organization) 810th Marine Brigade (military_unit) S-400 (weapon_system) Fundament-M (weapon_system)

Source Reports

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Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: certain

The Russians launched nine Shahed attack UAVs on the night of 15-16 April from Cape Chauda in temporarily occupied Crimea.

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian Armed Forces previously launching successful actions at Dzhankoy airfield on 16 April 2024.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

Command post hit in Sevastopol, 810th Marine Brigade base targeted according to Atesh

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

The attack damaged S-400 launchers, an air defence control centre, three radars, and airspace surveillance equipment Fundament-M

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Extraction metadata

Extracted: 2026-02-20T11:54:14.582Z

Source story: 7451404