Publish satellite images on Thursday showed devastation to Russia air Base in Crimea hit A few days ago in a attack who suggested Kyiv Maybe they got it new long-range ability to strike with The ability to change course of the war.
Images released by independent satellite company Planet Labs showed three near-identical craters that hit buildings in Russia’s Saki region. air Base. Al-Qaeda, on southwest coast of Crimea has suffered greatly fire ruin with burnt-out Peel of at least eight destroyed Warplanes are clearly visible.
Russia denied hitting planes and said explosions were seen at the base on Tuesday was accidental.
Ukraine has not publicly claimed responsibility for The attack Or did he say exactly? how attacked out.
Officially, we neither confirm nor deny anything, there are many scenarios for what would happen … in Keep in mind that there are several foci of “Explosions at the exact same time,” Ukrainian presidential adviser Mikhailo Podolak told Reuters. in message.
western military Scale experts said of Damage and apparent accuracy of Suggest a strike powerful new possibility with Important potential effects.
Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, uses the peninsula as a base for Its fleet in the Black Sea and main supply route for that it invasion Troops occupying southern Ukraine, where Kyiv Planning a counterattack in the coming weeks.
“I’m not an intelligence analystbut it doesn’t look good. Mark Hertling, a former leader of US ground forces in Europe books on Twitter, linking the photo of The destruction of the Russian base.
“I. It’s very good,” replied his retired four-mate.star American general Michael Hayden former head of The Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency.
exactly how The attack attacked out remains mystery. Some Ukrainian officials have been quoted as saying that the order may have been sabotage by hackers. But similar craters and simultaneous eruptions seem to indicate that this is happening hit by shot of new long-range capable weapons of evading Russian defenses.
base far from range of Advanced missiles that Western countries Confess to send to Ukraine so far, but within range of more powerful versions of it Kyiv I have sought. Ukraine also It has its own surface-to-ship missiles that can theoretically be used hit Objectives on Earth.
new phase
the war in Ukraine is expected to enter into new phase in the coming weeks. Ukraine pushed Russian forces back from the capital Kyiv in March and from the suburbs of The second-Larger city Kharkiv in mayo. Russia occupied more province in the East in leaked battles kill thousands of forces on Both sides in Jun.
Since then, the front lines have been pretty much static, but Kyiv says It’s getting ready big Pressure to restore the southern regions of Kherson and Zaporizhzhya main slice of Territories captured since February 24 invasion held by Moscow.
Russia has strengthened those areas, but its defense Depends on on Ability to control supply lines to store their forces with in thousands of She bombs the day her heavy artillery is accustomed to firing.
Kyiv Meditation arrival last Month of American missile systems are capable of Hitting Russian targets behind The front line can tip the balance in her favour. But the West has held out so far off on Longer saving-range Missiles that can hit deep in Russia itself or hit Moscow’s many bases in annexation of Crimea.
Russia says that it “special military Operation “will plan to protect Russian speakers in South and East, where it recognizes the separatists as independent. Ukraine and its Western allies say that invasion failed in Initial attempt to overthrow government in KyivMoscow now aims to consolidate its grip on as much space possible with The ultimate goal of Extinguishing Ukraine as an independent country.
tens of in thousands of people Die, millions Cities have fled destroyed Since the invasion of Russia on February 24.
Bombing
Although there has been little significant progress on also side in Intense skirmishes are still going on in recent weeks.
Ukraine reported Russian bombing along the entire front line, from area About Kharkiv in northeast, across the eastern Donetsk province, and on Banks of The wide Dnipro River in Zaporizhia, Kherson and neighboring provinces.
The governor of Dnipropetrovsk region Valentin Reznychenko said three people He was killed and seven wounded in the bombing in Nikopol on right bank of Dnipro who was hit 120 Grad missiles.
“The enemy focus their efforts on Establishing full control over Regions of Luhansk and Donetsk regions, ”said the Ukrainian General Staff in Early Thursday report citing more From 60 settlements and military Objectives.
Russian-backed separatists claimed to have captured Pisky, A. small town on outskirts of the city of Donetsk separatist city, which witnessed the fighting in the last days.
“It’s hot in annoying. The city is ours but there remain scattered pockets of resistance in that it north The West is “separatist” official Daniel Bessonov said: on cable.
Ukrainian officials denied the town fell. Reuters was unable to verify the authenticity of the news battlefield accounts.
Oleksiy Aristovich, Ukrainian presidential advisor in Interview posted on YouTube that the “Russian movement to Pisky” was “without it success. “
Ukraine accused Russia on Wednesday of killing at least 13 people and wound 10 with Missiles fired from the neighborhood of Europe’s largest nuclear power power Factory, in Knowing it would be risky for Ukrainian troops return fire.
“Cowardly Russians can’t do anything more So they hit the hiding cities in the atomic Zaporizhia power The station, “Andrei Yermak, head of President Volodymyr Zelensky of staff, he said on social media.
Ukraine says There are about 500 Russian soldiers at the plant, as Ukrainian technicians continue to do work. G-7 major industrial countries countries on Wednesday told Russia to deliver back The station to Ukraine, after the United Nations Atomic Energy Agency sounded the alarm over Possibility of Nuclear disaster.
