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Two of five Russian airfields in occupied Crimea left without aircraft.
Russian-occupied Crimea has five military airfields, but two are reportedly without aircraft. Ukrainian Navy spokesperson Pletenchuk states Russian occupiers may have relocated planes to Russia due to logistical challenges in fuel and supply provision.
Pletenchuk did not specify the types, numbers, or locations of aircraft currently remaining in occupied Crimea.
This development comes amidst multiple recent Ukrainian aerial drone and missile attacks targeting Russian Aerospace Forces infrastructure in occupied Crimea, primarily focusing on air defense assets.
These attacks on aviation infrastructure are occurring in parallel with missile and naval drone strikes against Russian navy assets on the occupied peninsula, which have forced most Russian warships to relocate from occupied Sevastopol to Novorossiysk on Russia’s eastern Black Sea coast.
The five air bases in occupied Crimea are:
– Saky Air Base: Located near the town of Novofedorivka, hosts Sukhoi Su-24 tactical bombers and Su-30SM fighter aircraft.
– Belbek Air Base: Situated near Sevastopol on the southwestern coast, hosts Sukhoi Su-27 and Sukhoi Su-30 fighters.
– Kacha Air Base: Near Sevastopol, this base primarily hosts Russian Navy’s air fixed- and rotary-wing assets.
Hvardiyske Air Base: Located in central Crimea, the base hosts Sukhoi Su-24M tactical bombers and the Su-25 ground attack aircraft.
– Dzhankoi Air Base: Situated in northern Crimea, this base hosts Kamov Ka-52, Mil Mi-8, Mi-28, and Mi-35 helicopters.
The most recent attack on airfields in Crimea occurred overnight on 26 July. Ukrainian Defense Forces reportedly struck the Saky military airfield in Novofedorivka with eight ATACMS missiles, destroying two fighters and a Nebo radar system.