Ukraine attacks a Russian military base in Crimea and vows to launch new attacks

According to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), there were at least 12 fighter aircraft at the site that was attacked; There is no information about deaths or injuries

Stringer/AFPThe Security Service promised more attacks from Kiev against the peninsula, which has already been a target of Ukrainian attacks

army Ukraine He allegedly attacked a military air base in Russia In the city of Crimeathe peninsula that it annexed Moscow In 2014. “The Ukrainian Defense Forces launched a coordinated attack on a military air base of the occupiers near the city of Saki,” the Army Communications Center announced in a telegram on Thursday 21. A source in the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) stated that the attack was a joint SBU operation Ukrainian and Ukrainian Navy. A source told AFP that Ukrainian forces used drones that “exhausted the Russian air defense system before launching the Neptune Projectiles,” a new Ukrainian cruise missile with a range of up to 300 kilometers. According to the Ukrainian Security Service, the attack led to the destruction of Russian equipment, and there were at least 12 fighter aircraft at the base. The security service promised more attacks from Kiev against the peninsula. Crimea has been a frequent target of Ukrainian attacks. On Wednesday, the 20th, the authorities appointed by Russia announced that they had prevented attacks by Ukrainian missiles and drones on Sevastopol and the area of ​​this coastal city used by the Russian fleet.

*With information from Agence France-Presse