Nine Russian warplanes were reported destroyed last week at an airbase on Crimea in strikes that highlighted the Ukrainians' capacity to strike deep behind enemy lines. The Russian-occupied territory was seized by Moscow in 2014. Russian forces have made some incremental gains in the east, but they have also been put on the defensive in other regions, as Ukraine ratchets up its attacks in Ukraine's Black Sea peninsula of Crimea. The defence official briefed reporters on the new weapons aid on condition of anonymity under ground rules set by the Defence Department.įor much of the last four months of the war, Russia has concentrated on capturing the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, where pro-Moscow separatists have controlled some territory as self-proclaimed republics for eight years. The Ukrainian forces have been successfully using various precision artillery systems to try and hold off Russian forces and take back territory Moscow has gained. Not a small detonation at the #BlackSeaFleet HQ in Crimea.Ĭomments about Russian air defence incoming. Russian regime have now said they attempted to shoot down the drone but failed.
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On Wednesday, UK defence officials said the Kremlin's plans have been "undermined" by the navy's failure to assume full control over the Black Sea. Western officials, speaking anonymously, told the BBC that the Russian Black Sea fleet has been reduced to little more than a ‘coastal flotilla.’ Russian tourists visiting the area have fled back into Russia.
In April, Russia’s flagship cruiser Moskva was sunk by Ukraine.Ĭrimea was typically considered to be beyond the reach of Ukrainian attacks.
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On August 9, the Saki airbase was rocked by a series of explosions, putting more than half off the Black Sea fleet’s naval jets out of action. Western officials have said Ukrainian strikes in Crimea are having a major psychological and operational effect on Russian forces. It is the latest in a string of blasts, widely believed to be inflicted by Ukrainian forces, deep in the occupied peninsula. Russian-installed "governor" of occupied Sevastopol Mikhail Razvozhayev said a drone hit the roof of the fleet's headquarters, writing on Telegram: "Unfortunately, was not shot down, although they worked on the bay with small arms.
No-one was killed.Ī Crimean official reported "a powerful explosion" was heard near the Russian Black Sea Fleet's headquarters in occupied Sevastopol at 8.20 today. Russian forces tried to shoot down the drone but it detonated. Smoke plumes billowed into the sky following the strike on Putin’s navy HQ. By Asher drone strike hit the headquarters of Russia’s Navy headquarters in Crimea, sparking a huge explosion today in another suspected raid by Ukrainian forces.
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