Explosions in Crimea: Ukrainian Air Force explained what military equipment occupiers kept in Saky
VALENTYNA ROMANENKO – WEDNESDAY, 10 AUGUST 2022, 09:55
The Air Force of Ukraine assume that as a result of explosions on 9 August, at the airfield in the Russia-occupied Crimea, a warehouse of aviation weapons and about a dozen aircraft were destroyed.
Source: Yuriy Ihnat, Air Force Command spokesman on the air of the national telethon on 10 August
Details: Ihnat said that "Saky" is a military airfield in the Ukrainian Crimea, where the occupiers stationed Su-30SM, Su-24, IL-76 and other aircraft.
Such aircraft took off from the airfield every day. The occupiers’ aircraft patrol the airspace near Ukraine 24/7. The whole of the Black Sea area is also constantly being patrolled by the Russians, though the latter do not reach Zmiinyi (Snake) Island but only change planes and crew, said the spokesman for the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
There are 5 airfields in Crimea that the Russian Federation can use for its planes to take off and to launch missile strikes against Ukraine. These pose a serious threat, as do the dozens of airfields in Belarus and Russia, Ihnat added."
Quote from Ihnat: "From to the explosion, of which we viewed the video footage, it is clear that the ammunition depot was hit, because the detonation was serious. And if, additionally, a dozen planes have been destroyed there, this will constitute a true minor victory."
Background:
- On 9 August, explosions were heard at the military airfield in Novofedorivka in Crimea. Residents of Crimea posted videos on social media showing at least two epicentres of the fire, and said that they heard from 7 to 12 explosions.
- The Ministry of Defence of Russia stated that the fire at the Saky air base was caused by the detonation of several ammunition. Later, a source of the Russian military department told TASS about the fire safety violation at the airfield near Novofedorivka.
- The Ministry of Defence of Ukraine has said it was not aware of what caused the explosions and the subsequent fire at the Saky airfield near Novofedorivka in Russian-occupied Crimea.
- The New York Times, citing "high-ranking Ukrainian military officer" wrote that Ukrainian Forces allegedly orchestrated the explosions at the airfield in Russia-occupied Crimea.
- Mykhailo Podoliak, Senior Adviser to Ukrainian President, said that Kyiv was not involved in the explosions at the airfield in Novofedorivka in Russian-occupied Crimea.
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