🔥 Destruction

Ukrainian strikes hit a Russian S-400 air defense system and the command post of a Russian air defense regiment at the Dzhankoy military airfield in temporarily occupied Crimea.

Dzhankoy, Crimea
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Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

On April 17, a series of explosions was reported in the vicinity of the Dzhankoy military airfield in temporarily occupied Crimea. The Ukrainian strikes hit the S-400 air defense system and the command post of the Russian air defense regiment at the Dzhankoy airfield, according to verified reports.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Detonation is confirmed at a location at coordinates 45.7092211, 34.4270056

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Damage to the latest S-400 system has been confirmed, with the launcher being blown up and serious damage done to the other machines of the system

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Four S-400 launchers, three radar stations, command post and Fundament-M equipment destroyed at Dzhankoi

Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

The earlier of the two strikes struck an air base near Dzhankoi, according to Ukrainian air force spokesmen destroying or critically damaging four S-400 air defense launchers, three radar stations, an air defense equipment control point, and a Murom-M airspace surveillance system

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

The Main Directorate of Intelligence announced the destruction or critical damage of four S-400 launchers, three radar stations, an air defense control center, and Fundament-M equipment at Dzhankoi.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:17:05.401Z

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