Strokes on airfields in Crimea: the scale of the response of the Russian Federation testify to the success of the Armed Forces - British intelligence
In response, Russia has made a number of missile attacks in Ukraine. This is stated in the UK Ministry of Defense Intelligence report of January 9. Experts recalled that in early January 2024 the Armed Forces of Ukraine attacked the Russian military infrastructure, struck by aerodromes in Saki and Sevastopol in the Crimea. "Probably, these attacks have worsened the awareness and cover of the Russian air defense over the Crimean region," the report said.
According to experts, in response, the Russian Federation made a number of missile strikes in the territory of Ukraine on January 8, 2024, aiming at several cities, including Kryvyi Rih and Zaporozhye. According to the report of the British Ministry of Defense, this once again demonstrates "the inefficiency of Russian air defense in protecting key objects, despite its increased readiness.
" "The scale of the Russian response is likely to indicate the level of success of the Ukrainian Armed Forces of January 4, 2024," the message reads. On the night of January 6, several explosions occurred in the temporarily occupied Crimea and air defense began to work on the peninsula. According to local media, Saki, located in Novofedorivka, was under the blow. The 43rd Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Russian Air Force was based there.
Later it became known that on the airfield in the sacs, Russian invaders lost the radar, and near the village of Grishine - warehouses of ammunition. This information was confirmed by representatives of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense. We will remind, on January 5 it was reported that the forces of defense found the weaknesses of air defense in the Crimea.