Significant Strike on Crimea Air Bases Affects Russian Aircraft

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According to Ukraine's Security Service (SBU), a new drone assault was conducted on Russia's Saky and Gvardiyske air bases located in the annexed Crimea, part of a strategic 40-day initiative authorized by President Volodymyr Zelensky. The SBU reported that seven aircraft hangars at Saky were impacted, resulting in damage or destruction to at least seven Russian planes. Additionally, the operation also aimed at hangars containing Shahed drones at Gvardiyske. There has been no public response from Russia regarding these allegations. This operation underscores Ukraine's ongoing strategy to strike military installations deep within occupied territories.

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00:00Ukraine says its security service has launched fresh drone strikes on two Russian airbases

00:05in occupied Crimea. The targets were Saki and Gwardiske, part of Kyiv's 40-day campaign to

00:11pressure Russian military infrastructure. At Saki airbase, seven aircraft hangars were

00:16reportedly hit. The SBU says at least seven Russian aircraft were damaged or destroyed,

00:22including Su-30 and Su-24 warplanes. At Gwardiske, drones struck hangars storing

00:28Shahed drones and other aviation equipment. Ukraine says both airbases are used to launch

00:34missile and bomb attacks against its territory. Russia has not commented on the strikes, while

00:39Kyiv says it will continue targeting Russian military assets in Crimea and beyond.

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