Long-range drones of the SSU’s Alpha Special Operations Center struck two Su-27 aircraft at the russian military airfield in Belbek in the temporarily occupied Crimea.

One of the aircraft was on the taxiway with a full combat load and was ready for combat flight. It was destroyed.

The estimated cost of both aircraft is approximately USD 70 million.

In addition, damage to the control tower has been confirmed, which may complicate the organisation and control of flights at the airfield.

This is the second successful attack by the Security Service of Ukraine on Belbek airfield in recent days. On 18 December, the SSU’s drones struck russian equipment worth hundreds of millions of dollars at this site: two Nebo-SVU radars, a 92N6 radar of the S-400 Triumph air defence system, a Pantsir-S2 air defence system and a MiG-31 aircraft with a full combat load.

The SSU’s strikes on key military airfields, as well as the destruction of enemy aircraft and air defence systems in the temporarily occupied Crimea, significantly reduce russia’s military potential in the region. This systematic work will continue.