On the night of September 21, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Naval Forces of the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck the Saki airfield in occupied Crimea.
"Babel" was informed about this by sources in SBU.
According to their data, there were at least 12 combat aircraft (Su-24 and Su-30) and MANPADS "Pantsir" at the airfield. In addition, the Mojaher drone operator training base is located there. The Russians use these drones to coordinate their own air strikes, as well as combat strike UAVs.
The blow seriously damaged the occupiersʼ equipment. At first, Ukrainian drones overloaded Russian air defense. Then the "Neptune" rockets were launched.
Russian Telegram channels write about at least 30 dead soldiers of the Russian Federation.
- On the night of September 20-21, drones attacked the occupied Crimea and the Orlov region of Russia. In Crimea, the attack lasted more than two hours. The Russian public called it the most popular of all time. Explosions were heard in Yevpatoria, Dzhankoy, Balaklava, Sevastopol, Saki, Novofedorivka and other cities. The Russian Ministry of Defense announced the downing of 19 drones.