Posted on 05/15/2024 1:49:01 PM PDT by marcusmaximus
Russian air base in Crimea that caught fire following a suspected Ukrainian missile attack hosted dozens of military aircraft central to Moscow's invasion.
Ukraine has stepped up strikes on Russian facilities on the peninsula Moscow has occupied since 2014 and which Kyiv has vowed to recapture. Regarding the latest incident, Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Moscow-installed governor of Sevastopol, said there had been a massive Ukrainian missile attack over the port city overnight Tuesday.
Footage on social-media channels showed flames billowing into the air at the Belbek airfield near Sevastopol. Here is the focal point of Russia's Black Sea Fleet, whose vessels and infrastructure have been repeatedly targeted by Kyiv.
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Krym Realii said that its data showed that at the airfield were based 12 Sukhoi Su-27 aircraft, 12 Sukhoi Su-27SM aircraft, and three Sukhoi Su-27UB combat training aircraft, as well as five two-seat Sukhoi Su-30M2—a total of 32 jets.
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Funny since “Putin” is currently airborne en route right now.
Ukrainian sea drone attack on the remnants of the Black Sea fleet is also under way right now.
This must be causing Putin lovers on FR to have a case of the vapors.
More Russian fighter bombers on fire at Belbek tonight. Videos on Twitter.
Crimea is being demilitarized while the Putinists put their heads in the sand.
It’s totally logical that the Russians would expose all of those aircraft to a second night of US missile attacks…right
Last night about 3 of the 16 missiles targeted made it through the Russian air defenses. So, at about $1.5 million USD per missile, do the math. It takes $25 million USD to strike with 2-3 missiles.
Tonight looks like a repeat. A large volley of missiles to get 2-3 on the target ( over the target since they are using cluster munitions which many are not detonating ….but saturating the area…civilians being warned)
Psychologically a home run for the US forces, look what we can do to Crimea.
But in terms of affecting Russian battlefield advances, Russia capturing large numbers of surrendering Ukes, the US and UK significantly degrading Russian weapons inventory and weakening their will to fight…not so much. This is just pushing the Russian need to make country 404 into a much much bigger demilitarized zone
Need to send about 800 college protesters to straighten out that mess.
*This must be causing Putin lovers on FR to have a case of the vapors.*
Who do you work for?
Belbek is burning again tonight. Lol!
I’ll be hitting the Stoli hard tonight.
Posted to wrong Freeper.
5 more Russian planes are burning at Belbek tonight. Lol!
Source? Is there video of this live?
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Russian sources on the sea drone attack. They haven’t reached Crimea yet. Launched from Odesa.
lol! border villages?
Funny that “Putin” won’t defend Crimea.
Are you getting your fair cut of the Ukraine loot?
I would think the Russians would use dispersal, dummies and protective covering.
It’s been over two years of brutal war and the Russians should now be well aware of Ukrainian abilities.
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