The ASTRA Telegram channel writes that two Russian MiG-31 fighter interceptors were destroyed as a result of the attack on the Belbek airfield in temporarily occupied Crimea. Also, a fuel and lubricants depot was damaged due to the strike on the peninsula. According to journalists, the S-400 air defense missile system was seriously damaged.
The strike on the Belbek airfield hit at least 11 Russian occupants. A missile strike on the S-400 Triumf surface-to-air missile system was carried out near the village of Vishnevoye, as a result of which the SAM system caught fire. As a result, two servicemen were killed and two others were injured.
Photo: aftermath of the attack (ASTRA)
The Russian Defense Ministry said that air defense systems shot down 10 ATACMS missiles over Crimea on the night of May 14-15. The Russian defense ministry reported no casualties or damage during the attack. Z- correspondents mentioned the dead and wounded, but they decided to keep silent on specific details and the number of injured.
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