On the night of August 4, drones from the Security Service of Ukraine’s Special Operations Center “A” carried out a strike on the Russian military airbase at Saky, located in the temporarily occupied territory of Crimea. The airfield is a key base for Russian aviation involved in operations over the Black Sea, and the SBU drones targeted the facility effectively.
As a result of the operation, an aviation weapons depot was hit, along with at least five combat aircraft. According to the SBU’s official Facebook page, one Su-30SM fighter was completely destroyed, while another was damaged. Additionally, three Su-24 bombers sustained damage in the attack.
The successful operation inflicted significant financial losses on Russia. A single Su-30SM fighter destroyed by the SBU drones is estimated to be worth between $35 and $50 million on the market.
This effective strike by the SBU special forces marks another step in weakening the aggressor’s ability to wage war against Ukraine. Destroying the enemy’s aviation weapons and equipment at the Crimea airbase not only reduces their capacity to continue combat operations but also serves as a clear message to the occupiers that they cannot feel secure on Ukrainian soil.
This also serves as a good opportunity to recall another, arguably historic, SBU operation called “Spider Web,” during which over 40 Russian military aircraft were struck. In that operation, SBU drones were covertly transported into Russia near the Belaya airfield and others, where A-50, Tu-95, and Tu-22M3 aircraft were stationed. The drones were delivered using long-haul trucks parked close to the airfields, and launches took place directly from the trucks. Under orders from SBU Chief Vasyl Malyuk, the drones took off near the airfields and simultaneously struck 41 aircraft. The enemy had no time to sound the alarm, scramble their jets, or protect them from the drones.
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