💥 Attack

A weapons depot at Belbek airfield in Crimea was damaged during a long-range missile attack on May 16, causing prolonged detonations at the main warehouse storing missiles and artillery weapons.

May 16, 2024 Belbek, Crimea

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Kyiv Post Kyiv Independent Ukrinform

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Belbek airfield (location) Atesh partisans (organization) Belbek military airfield (location) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Belbek Airbase (location) MiG-31 (weapon_system) Su-27 (weapon_system) MiG-29 (weapon_system) Atesh (organization) ATACMS (weapon_system) Ukraine (organization) Belbek Air Base (location) SBU (organization) HUR (organization)

Source Reports

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Weapons depot at Belbek airfield suffered significant damage in long-range missile attack, with prolonged detonations at main warehouse

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Maxar satellite imagery confirmed two MiG-31s and one Su-27 completely destroyed, one MiG-29 damaged

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

On Maxar imagery, two MiG-31s and one Su-27 have been completely destroyed, and a MiG-29 damaged, at the Russian Air Force's Belbek Airbase in occupied Crimea.

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