Sources in the government claim that Ukraine was behind attacks on objects in Crimea - the media
In this report, the explosions at the Saki aerodrome are described on August 9 as a serious but one -time loss for the Russian military infrastructure on the occupied peninsula. The following attacks occurring on August 16 at ammunition in the Dzhankoy district and at the Airrodrom in Guards, were called proof of Ukraine's ability to strike systematic blows in the Crimea.
The publication notes that officially Ukrainian officials have not yet taken responsibility for attacks on military objects on the peninsula, limited only by hints. After the incident at the Saki airfield, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in an evening address to the Ukrainians that the war "began from Crimea and should end in Crimea - its liberation.
" Earlier, the adviser to the Presidential Office of Ukraine, Mikhail Podolyak, announced new attacks on Russian military objects in deep rear, including in the Crimea. We will remind, on August 9 at the military airfield "Saki" of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in a temporarily occupied Crimea a series of explosions. The Russian media and the Ministry of Defense of Russia assured that the incident occurred due to a fire.
The British intelligence stated that the result of this attack was a significant weakening of the possibilities of the Marine Aviation of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, as at least eight aircraft were destroyed or seriously damaged. Also, intelligence suggested that this incident would probably make the Russian command to revise its idea of Crimea as a reliable rear area.