Explosions in Crimea hit the Aviation of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation - Britain's intelligence

The department notes that the initial cause of explosions at the military base of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in the occupied Crimea is not established. However, as scouts suggest, smoke pillars, removed by several eyewitnesses, testify to detonation of up to four uncovered ammunition. "At least five Su-24 and three-target Su-30 aircraft are almost certainly destroyed or seriously damaged by the explosions. report.

UK intelligence notes that eight destroyed or damaged aircraft is a small part of the Kremlin's air park. However, as the agency reminds, the airfield in the Sakui occupation troops was used as a base for the Aviation of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, which performed tasks in the region. "Currently, the possibilities of naval aviation of the fleet have been significantly weakened. This incident will probably make the Russian soldiers review their notion of a threat.

Crimea was probably considered as a reliable rear area," the UK Ministry added, commenting on a series of explosions on the occupied peninsula. We will remind, the destruction of Russian aviation at the airfield in the sacs has become the greatest losses for Russia since the Second World War.

Despite the statement of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation about the lack of destroyed equipment, CNN journalists were able to identify Su-24 bombers and Su-30 fighters, which were seriously affected by a series of explosions. It was also reported that Forbes calculated the price of the destroyed aviation of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation at the Saki airfield.