There was an explosion near the Russian airfield in Crimea
On the night of January 4th of Ukraine explosions were heard near the Belbek airfield on the occupied Crimean peninsula. And Moscow of Ukraine airstrikes civilian infrastructure.
Mikhail Razvozayev, the head appointed by Russia to the port city of Sevastopol, wrote in Telegram that Russia forces shot down two drones. Azad Europe/Radio Liberty could not confirm this information.
in Belbek Russia weather 38th fighter regiment of the forces is located. In August 2022, a drone attack was carried out on the airfield. Since then, air defense systems have been regularly launched in Crimea. The occupying head of the peninsula Sergey Aksyonov said that drone attacks on the area are the “main threat”.
Ukraine According to the information released by the General Staff on January 4, Russia carried out dozens of airstrikes and launched rockets, most of them targeting civilian infrastructure in Kramatorsk, Zaporozhye and Kherson. Last night in many places across the country weather the alarm sounded.
Russia in October of Ukraine it gives intense blows to the energy system, there are big interruptions in heating and water supply.
In the meantime Ukraine The side said that fighting was going on in a number of districts of Donetsk and Luhansk regions, which were partially occupied.
On January 3, residents of Russia’s central Samara region commemorated the soldiers who were killed near Donetsk on New Year’s Eve. Moscow confirmed that 89 soldiers were killed in Ukraine’s strikes on Makeyevka.
Ukraine army, pro-Kremlin military and bloggers said that 400 soldiers were killed or wounded in the artillery strike news gave
Russia Ministry of Defence claimed on January 3 that Ukraine detected the location of the soldiers when they turned on their mobile phones. Founder of the open source intelligence group “Conflict Intelligence Team”. Ruslan Leviev He told RFE/RL that it is not clear how the armed forces of Ukraine determined the location of the soldiers, the information could have been passed on by local residents or scouts.
Governor of Samara region Dmitry Azarov on January 3 Ministry of Defence soldiers injured in the attack by meeting with the officials medical and discussed other assistance. It is said that most of the soldiers injured in the attack on Makeyevka are from Samara region. Officials and soldiers’ families collect essential items such as socks, underwear, shoes, and gloves.
Azarov’s office denied reports that most of the victims were recently mobilized.
The Makeyevka incident is the most since Russia began attacking Ukraine at the end of February sacrifice was one of the attacks.