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9 Russian planes destroyed in ‘first Ukraine attack’ on Crimea
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KYIV, 11 August 2022, (TON): Ukraine’s air force said that nine Russian warplanes were destroyed in a deadly string of explosions at an air base in Crimea, amid speculation of a Ukrainian attack that would be a significant escalation in the war.
Russia denied any aircraft were damaged in blasts, or that an attack even took place. But Ukrainian officials mocked Russia’s explanation that a careless smoker might have caused ammunition at the Saki air base to catch fire and blow up.
Analysts also said that explanation made no sense and that the Ukrainians could have used anti-ship missiles to strike the base.
Military analyst Oleh Zhdanov said “officially Kyiv has kept mum about it, but unofficially the military acknowledges that it was a Ukrainian strike.”
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