2024-04-18 12:09:00
Ukraine attacked an air base on the Russian-occupied Crimean peninsula on the 17th, destroying around ten helicopters and combat planes and causing more than 100 casualties. In retaliation, Russia attacked a residential area in Chernihiv, northern Ukraine, killing more than 16 people and injuring 61.
According to the Ukrainian daily kyiv Post, on the 17th around 3:30 a.m., 12 surface-to-surface missiles attacked a Russian military airfield located in Jankoy, in the northeast of Crimea. Citing domestic and foreign sources, the media said: “Seven cluster bomb missiles fell on an airfield with an aircraft hangar, and five high-explosive bomb missiles fell on an oil depot and a ammunition. There were at least four powerful explosions and dozens. secondary explosions. » “As a result of this outbreak, approximately 30 people died and 80 were injured,” the report said.
This base generally had around fifty helicopters and combat planes. Russian military bloggers analyzed, from satellite photos, “it appears that 9 to 15 of these planes were damaged” and “there was an S-400 air defense system around the base, but it appears to have been neutralized.” The Russian army cordoned off the area around the base immediately after the attack, preventing access.
The Ukrainian Defense Ministry announced on the 18th: “The day before, we attacked an airfield in northern Crimea and destroyed four anti-aircraft missile launchers and three radar equipment.” Local media reported that “US-made ATACMS missiles were used in this attack, and the US military’s ‘Global Hawk’ unmanned aerial vehicle over the Black Sea helped guide the missiles.” »
A-TAKIMS, short for The Army Tactical Missile System, has a range of 300 km. The United States has supported Atae Kims in Ukraine since October last year, after North Korea’s decision to supply ammunition and other weapons to Russia was announced. However, the missiles supplied to Ukraine were limited to a range of 165 km.
The Russian military fired three guided rockets on the 17th at around 8 a.m., immediately after the airstrike on the Crimean peninsula, heading north from Chernihiv, next to the Ukraine-Russia border. The rocket directly hit an eight-story building in the city center, killing at least 16 people and injuring at least 61, including two children. For a single attack, this is the highest number of civilian casualties this year. Ukraine’s National Security and Disaster Agency said: “Some apartments have collapsed and many people are still trapped under the rubble,” adding: “The number of victims could further increase.”
President Volodymyr Zelensky indirectly criticized the delay in military support from the United States and Europe, saying on social media: “If Ukraine had received enough air defense equipment, today’s tragedy would Today in Chernihiv would not have happened.” Ukrainian leaders, including Zelensky, asked: “Why does Ukraine have to attack Israel on the 13th when Western allies like the US, UK and France have directly mobilized missiles and fighter jets to intercept and shoot down more than 300 unmanned aerial vehicles. (drones) and missiles? He reportedly expressed his displeasure by saying, “Why aren’t we providing this type of support?”
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