Ukraine Says Drone Strike Hit 2 Crimea Airbases, Damaging at Least 7 Aircraft
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Updated · Ukrainska Pravda · Jul 3
Ukraine Says Drone Strike Hit 2 Crimea Airbases, Damaging at Least 7 Aircraft
3 articles · Updated · Ukrainska Pravda · Jul 3
Summary
Ukraine's Security Service said its drones struck the Saky and Hvardiiske military airbases in occupied Crimea, with early assessments showing at least seven aircraft destroyed or damaged.
Seven hangars at Saky were hit, the SSU said, including shelters for Su-30SM, Su-30 and Su-24 aircraft; at Hvardiiske, two hangars storing Shahed attack drones and aviation equipment were also struck.
The agency described it as its second strike on Saky this week and said both bases are key hubs for Russian tactical aircraft launching missile and bomb attacks on Ukraine and supporting operations on the southern front.
The SSU has not released photos or video of the attack, but the strike fits Kyiv's broader push to degrade Russian air power and drone infrastructure in Crimea.