According to the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), there were at least twelve fighter jets at the site of the attack; There is no information about deaths or injuries
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The army of Ukraine claimed to have attacked a military airfield in Russia in a city in CrimeaPeninsula annexed by Moscow in 2014. “The Ukrainian Defense Forces launched a coordinated attack against an occupier military airfield near the city of Saky,” the army communications center announced on Telegram on Thursday, 21. A Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) source stated that the attack was a joint operation by the SBU with Ukrainian naval forces. A source told AFP that Ukrainian forces used drones “that weakened the Russian air defense system before firing Neptune projectiles,” the new Ukrainianmade cruise missiles with a range of 300 kilometers. According to the SBU, the attack damaged Russian equipment and at least twelve fighter jets were at the base. The security service promised more attacks from Kiev on the peninsula. Crimea has been a frequent target of Ukrainian attacks. On Wednesday 20, the authorities designated by Russia announced that they had prevented attacks by Ukrainian missiles and drones on Sevastopol and the region of this port city used by the Russian fleet.
*With information from AFP