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Combined attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on the Crimean Peninsula - the course of the operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine
After a complex reconnaissance operation and a drone raid, from the second half of yesterday until the morning of today, Ukrainian formations launched an attack on the Crimean Peninsula .
At least three Su-24M bombers from the Starokonstantinov airfield and several more Su-27 and MiG-29 fighters from the Kanatovo airfield took off in the direction of the Nikolaev region.
Having reached Bashtanka , Ukrainian fighters fired ADM-160 MALD decoy missiles, which distracted air defense systems.
At the same time, AGM-88 HARM anti-radar missiles were tested in the Kherson region at a maximum range of 150 km .
After this, six Storm Shadow/SCALP cruise missiles were fired from the Su-24M in the direction of Crimea. One was shot down over Krasnoperekopsk , another one over Gvardeyskoye .
The third missile was intercepted by a Su-30 fighter 50 km northwest of Sevastopol , and three more on approach to Sevastopol - Belbek airfield .
After this, the Ukrainian bombers made a second circle and fired six more cruise missiles towards the Belbek airfield. The targets, rounding Tarkhankut , came from the sea.
Three were intercepted northwest of Sevastopol, two were intercepted over the airfield, and one was intercepted directly above the ground. Its debris crashed into the ground and detonated without causing damage to the runway.
At night, the attack by Ukrainian formations continued. Nine unmanned boats left Odessa and the mouth of the Danube River in the direction of Crimea.
Four of them were discovered by Russian sailors at the entrance to Lake Donuzlav . Fire was opened on them, as a result of which four drones were destroyed.
One of the BeKs exploded right next to the side of the boat, damaging it. There is no data on the extent of damage at this time. Two patrol boats, two helicopters and a fighter jet were sent to search for the four remaining drones. During the operation they were hit and scuttled.
️As can be seen from this attack, the Ukrainian formations clearly aimed their air assets at the airfield network on the peninsula: Dzhankoy , Gvardeyskoye and Belbek . Considering that Storms/Scalps have a penetrating effect, the targets of the attack were most likely control posts.
Moreover, a few hours earlier, an Italian G-550 AWACS aircraft of the Italian Air Force, and, in addition to it, five more US and NATO reconnaissance aircraft were operating in the air off the coast of Romania. And the day before the raid, the air defense of Crimea was checked with drones.
A certain change in the enemy’s tactics looks quite interesting: if earlier strikes were carried out immediately, now the Armed Forces of Ukraine deliberately delayed the launch of missiles, which is why the duration of the missile danger exceeded two hours .
And the subsequent attack by unmanned boats took place after a long break. But this again confirms the enemy’s intention to hit the Black Sea Fleet with the ultimate goal of weakening its capabilities.
