Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) struck the Belbek airbase near Sevastopol in occupied Crimea using long-range drones operated by the Alpha unit, destroying or damaging air defense equipment worth hundreds of millions of dollars.
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The overnight attack targeted the Belbek airbase near Sevastopol and was carried out by long-range drones operated by the Alpha unit of the SBU Special Operations Center
The operation was a direct hit on the enemy's air defense capabilities
Ukrainian forces struck radar systems, air defense systems, and MiG-31 at Belbek
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Extracted: 2026-02-19T05:11:36.320Z
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