Ukraine's Defense Intelligence (GUR) says it destroyed a Russian MiG-29 fighter jet and an airfield servicing vehicle at Belbek airbase in Crimea in a drone strike, releasing exclusive footage. The agency estimated losses in the tens of millions of dollars. The report is a single-source claim from the GUR and has not been independently verified.
Ukraine's Defense Intelligence directorate (GUR) announced on Saturday that a drone strike destroyed a Russian MiG-29 fighter jet and an airfield servicing vehicle at Belbek airbase in occupied Crimea. The GUR released what it described as exclusive footage of the strike and estimated the total damage at tens of millions of dollars. Belbek airbase, located near Sevastopol, is a key Russian military aviation hub in Crimea.
The claim follows a pattern of Ukrainian long-range drone operations targeting Russian military infrastructure, including airfields. As The Zioneer reported earlier today (the Ukraine General Staff's announcement of a successful drone attack on a Russian Baltic Fleet base in Kronstadt), Kyiv has intensified its deep-strike campaign against Russian military assets. The GUR's claim about Belbek is a single-source assertion and has not been independently verified.
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