The War Zone has obtained additional high-resolution satellite images of Russia’s Belbek Air Base on the occupied Crimean Peninsula that offer a better view of the destruction there from recent Ukrainian strikes. It also proves out our initial analysis based on other imagery, which readers can find here. The new images, which come from Maxar […]
Satellite imagery confirms that a portion of the flightline and adjacent areas at Russia’s Belbek Air Base on the occupied Crimean peninsula were damaged in Ukrainian strikes this week. Russian MiG-31 Foxhound interceptors were observed in the same area of the installation just two weeks ago. Other parts of the base sustained damage, as well. […]
Details are still scarce, but reports indicate that the Russian airbase at Belbek, on the occupied Crimean peninsula, has come under heavy attack by Ukrainian forces. The Russian Ministry of Defense claims that it countered an overnight attack by U.S.-made Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), a short-range ballistic missile that has made a significant impact […]
The UK Ministry of Defence has estimated that the latest strike by Ukrainian forces on the Belbek airfield in occupied Crimea has further undermined the potential of Russian aircraft. Source: UK intelligence review dated 10 February, reported by European Pravda Details: UK intelligence pointed out that on 31 January, Ukraine struck the Russian Belbek airfield […]
The Ukrainian Air Force has said that the strike on the Belbek airfield in temporarily occupied Crimea on 31 January probably hit at least three Russian aircraft and some personnel. Source: Colonel Yurii Ihnat, spokesman for the Air Force of Ukraine, during the 24/7 national joint newscast Quote: “This is probably more of a question […]