Summary
Ukraine claimed its security service destroyed Russian military equipment in a strike on the Belbek Airfield in Crimea. The equipment reportedly destroyed includes a fighter jet and missile defense systems, carried out using long-range drones.
Key Facts
- Ukraine carried out a strike on Belbek Airfield in Crimea, claiming significant damage.
- A MiG-31 fighter jet and other military equipment were reportedly destroyed.
- The strike was conducted by Ukraine’s Alpha Special Operations Center using long-range drones.
- Crimea is a region that Russia annexed from Ukraine in 2014.
- Ukraine continues to refer to Crimea as "temporarily occupied."
- Newsweek could not independently verify the claims at the time of the report.
