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Russian Su-24M (Photo: Video screenshot / Russian Ministry of Defense / Telegram)
Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian Su-24M aircraft and four pieces of airfield equipment at the Saky military airfield in Russian-occupied Crimea, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Aug. 22.
“There are confirmed results from previous strikes: a Su-24M aircraft and four pieces of airfield equipment were destroyed at the Saki airfield,” the Ukrainian leader said.
According to Zelenskyy, drone control relay stations used by Russian forces to guide drones toward Ukrainian cities and villages were destroyed in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast.
The Ukrainian leader also noted that Ukrainian forces struck the Novokuibyshevsk oil refinery and a logistics hub in Russia’s Samara Oblast over the past day. He added that Ukrainian forces also carried out operations in the Black Sea.
“Ukraine’s long-range sanctions continue to limit Russia’s military and economic potential and make the war more tangible in the aggressor country,” Zelenskyy said.
The president thanked Ukraine’s Defense Forces for their effective work and for depriving Russia of its strategic rear.
On July 16, National Guard of Ukraine Commander Oleksandr Pivnenko said combat divers from the National Guard’s Omega Special Purpose Center destroyed a Russian Su-24M bomber at the Saki military airfield in occupied Crimea.
Attack drones struck the aircraft as it was preparing for a combat sortie to carry out another strike on Ukraine. The first drone hit the nose of the Su-24M, while a second struck near the fuel tanks, destroying the aircraft.
On Aug. 13, the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said the Defense Forces had struck Russian military facilities in Crimea on Aug. 12. Among the targets hit was the control tower at the Saki airfield.
The Su-24M is a supersonic tactical bomber and a modernized version of the Su-24. It is designed to carry out precision missile and bomb strikes against ground and surface targets.
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