Ukraine hits coastal missile system positions in Crimea used by Russia to launch Oniks and Zircon missiles

The Ukrainian Navy struck launch positions and a deployment site of a Bastion coastal defence missile system in temporarily occupied Crimea on the night of 15-16 August.

Source: Ukrainian Navy

Quote: "As a result of the strike, the enemy suffered significant losses in weapons and personnel. The final losses are being assessed."

Details: The Navy noted that the Bastion coastal defence missile system is a scarce and expensive weapon used by Russian forces to attack Ukraine's southern and other regions with Oniks supersonic missiles and Zircon hypersonic missiles.

Background: On 24 March, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that Ukrainian forces had struck a number of important military targets in Russia, including a launcher belonging to a Bastion coastal defence missile system.

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