Reference News Network August 4 report. According to the Ukrainian "Kyiv Independent" website on August 4, the Ukrainian Security Service stated that Ukrainian drones attacked the Saki military airfield in Crimea at night on the 3rd, attacking five Russian fighter jets.
According to the report, the Ukrainian drones that carried out the mission destroyed one Su-30SM fighter jet, damaged one Su-30SM fighter jet, hit three Su-24 fighter-bombers, and attacked a weapons depot.
The Ukrainian Security Service stated that the Saki Air Base plays a key role in Russia's military operations in the Black Sea, and the Ukrainian air strike caused significant losses to the Russians. It is reported that the cost of one Su-30SM fighter jet ranges from 35 million to 50 million dollars.
This is not the first time that Ukrainian drones have successfully struck Russian aircraft.
According to the report, on June 1, as part of the "Spider Web" special operation, Ukraine launched an unprecedented large-scale drone attack targeting four airbases within Russia. It is reported that during the attack, the Ukrainian army used drones hidden in trucks to destroy 41 Russian aircraft at multiple locations within Russia.
Additionally, according to the Russian Sputnik news agency on August 4, the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that early on August 4, Russian air defense systems shot down five Ukrainian drones in the skies over Crimea and the Black Sea.
The statement said that the Russian duty air defense systems intercepted and destroyed five Ukrainian fixed-wing drones, with three shot down over Crimea and two shot down over the Black Sea waters. (Translated by Wenyi)
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