Ukraine strikes Crimea airbase, destroying drones and air defenses
Illustrative photo: Ukrainian forces carried out a strike on temporarily occupied Crimea
Ukrainian Naval Forces and Special Operations Forces carried out a joint strike on temporarily occupied Crimea overnight on November 28, hitting the Saky airbase and destroying a warehouse of strike drones, air defense systems, and other targets, according to the Ukrainian Navy.
Units of the Navy and Special Operations Forces conducted a successful combined operation against Russia's Saky airfield in occupied Crimea. The following targets were hit:
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the command and control center
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storage sites for Orion strike UAVs
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a Tor-M2 air defense system
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a Pantsir-S1 air defense system
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an improvised air-defense setup (ZU-23-2 mounted on a KamAZ truck)
The General Staff earlier confirmed strikes on the Saky airbase, as well as successful attacks on an oil refinery in Russia's Saratov region and other enemy facilities.
Later, Robert Brovdi, commander of Ukraine's Drone Forces, reported that the Madyar's Birds drone unit disabled the Saratov oil refinery and several substations overnight. In total, ten Russian targets were attacked.
Ukrainian Drone Forces also reported destroying three Russian air defense systems over the last three days: a Buk-M1, a Buk-M2, and a Tor-M2, with a combined value of roughly $60 million.
