Kyiv claimed responsibility for explosions at an airfield in Crimea
A series of UAF missile strikes on Crimean air bases, including the Saki airfield, is mentioned in an article by Commander-in-Chief of the UAF Valery Zaluzhny. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, there was “no fire impact” on the airfield
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Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valeriy Zaluzhny and First Deputy Chairman of the Defense Committee Mykhailo Zabrodsky in a joint article for Ukrinform said Ukraine launched a “series of successful missile strikes against Crimean air bases,” including the Saki military airfield. This is the first time that the Ukrainian military leadership admits involvement in the explosions in Crimea.
The authors of the article talk about “the successful efforts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine to physically transfer hostilities to the temporarily occupied territory” Crimea. “We are talking about a series of successful missile strikes on the enemy’s Crimean airbases, primarily— at the airfield Saki»,— it says in the text.
Explosions at the Saki airfield thundered on August 9. The Russian Ministry of Defense said that several aviation munitions detonated at the storage site. According to the department, “no fire impact” it was at the airport. Aviation equipment was not damaged. Sources of the Interfax agencies and “RIA Novosti” the main version was a violation of security rules.
Crimean authorities reported six injured and one dead. The head of the region, Sergei Aksyonov, said that a criminal case had been initiated into the explosions. Later, he estimated the total damage from this incident and the explosion of ammunition in the Dzhankoy district at 700 million rubles.
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Until today, Kyiv has not officially claimed responsibility for what happened at the Saki airfield, but The New York Times, citing an unnamed representative of the Ukrainian armed forces, wrote on the day of the explosions that Ukraine was behind them. CNN, citing a report from the Ukrainian government that came into its possession, reported that Kyiv admits responsibility for attacks on Russian military bases and an arms depot on the peninsula.
Read on RBC Pro Pro “We are afraid of gods and bosses”: what it’s like to work in India – in 4 points Articles Pro Five tips to start meditating regularly Pro instructions Does not give advice and is indifferent to prestige: 3 types of magnet leaders Scheme for the delivery of European goods to Russia fired not a single employee” The Russian authorities strongly condemn such statements: Deputy Chairman of the Security Council Dmitry Medvedev warned Kyiv about “doomsday”; in the event of an attack on Crimea, and Oleg Kryuchkov, adviser to the head of the region on information policy, said that such strikes would cause a boomerang effect and result in more serious damage to Ukraine itself.
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