On Saturday morning, April 27, an assault was launched by drones in Russia’s Krasnodar province, concentrating on the Slavyansk ECO oil refinery close to the city locale of Slavyansk and the Ilya refinery situated close by. This assault led to a extreme fireplace following the UAV’s incursion.
Russian information sources report that roughly seven explosions occurred round 5 o’clock on the outskirts of Slavyansk’s Kuban, casting an eerie glow within the evening sky. The chief of the Slavic district disclosed {that a} drone strike broken a distillation column at a refinery within the Krasnodar territory. As well as, the Ilya oil refinery inside the Seversky district of the Krasnodar Territory reportedly suffered the same assault.
The story turns into extra advanced as we delve into the Ukrainian perspective, which provides further particulars past the temporary studies from the Russian facet. Based on their accounts, it wasn’t merely the refineries that bore the brunt of the assault, but in addition the Russian fighter aviation’s air base in Kushchivsk. Positioned 250 km from the frontline on the airport in Kushchivsk metropolis, Krasnodar Territory, are Su-34 frontline bombers. The drones seem to not solely have focused the oil refineries within the Krasnodar space, however additionally they zeroed in on the navy airport in Kushchivsk metropolis on this efficient incursion.
Movies appeared
There’s a video circulating on-line showcasing the aftermath of the destruction of a warehouse containing UMPK kits that transfigure commonplace aerial bombs into gliders. The footage reveals a broken air visitors management constructing, an unlucky consequence of the incident. Figuring out the precise location of those occasions is notably uncomplicated.
The video sheds mild on the Su-34 plane parked on the airbase. Regardless of the low decision, helpful satellite tv for pc imagery from ESA’s Sentinel satellite tv for pc shows no fewer than 5 planes located on the apron close to the UMPK repository.
Nonetheless, it’s price noting that this picture was captured on April ninth. Due to heavy cloud cowl, no additional latest pictures can be found within the optical vary. Nonetheless, the SAR radar vary pictures present the continued presence of plane within the identical location. At this level, we aren’t certain if the planes had been affected, however the distinctive sound of jet engines might be heard within the video. Maybe the opponent selected to relocate the autos. Traditionally, “Kushtevskaya” has been the house to the 195th coaching air base, housing Su-27 plane, and probably nonetheless operable MiG-29 and L-39 plane.
Su-34 on the right track
Whereas there may be but no conclusive proof from both Ukrainian or Russian authorities concerning any Su-34s on the airfield that will have been compromised, it’s noteworthy that the Su-34 has been the frontline bomber most focused by the Ukrainians because the 12 months’s onset. The evening of April 4th, transferring into the early hours of the fifth, noticed an incident wherein Ukrainian drones focused Russian navy bases.
Information has emerged indicating that Morozovsk’s navy airport, primarily utilized by the Russian Federation for his or her Su-34 frontline bombers, was the goal of those assaults. It’s hypothesized that this airport is a launch web site for anti-aircraft missiles aimed in direction of Ukraine— a concept supported by Ukrainian sources.
An OSINT [Open Source Intelligence] analyst referred to as @MT_Anderson disseminated information on social media platform X [formerly Twitter] suggesting the presence of roughly 26 Su-34 models and an extra three Su-30/35 fighters at Morozovsk airfield as of April 4. If the assaults had been profitable, a major variety of plane might probably have been impacted or utterly decimated. Nonetheless, follow-up studies confirmed that no plane had been affected by the assault.
On the finish of February
In late February, the Ukrainian Air Drive launched a press assertion stating the destruction of three Su-34 frontline bombers belonging to the Russian navy. Their report dates the incident to February 29, specifying that considered one of these bombers was taken down early that day, with the remaining two destroyed later. This revelation was shared with the general public by way of the official Fb web page of the UAF command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Throughout this timeframe, Ukraine claimed that an extra seven Su-34s had been misplaced from February 17 to February 29, bringing the whole quantity to 10. Moreover, the Ukrainians declared that two Su-35s had been shot down inside the identical interval. If we delve into earlier studies at BulgarianMilitary.com, it will get confirmed {that a} Beriev A-50 radar airplane certainly fell below Russian casualties throughout this era.
2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine
On February 21, 2022, Russia acknowledged that its border facility was attacked by Ukrainian forces, ensuing within the deaths of 5 Ukrainian fighters. Nonetheless, Ukraine shortly dismissed these allegations, labeling them as ‘false flags’.
In a notable transfer on the identical day, Russia introduced it formally acknowledged the self-proclaimed areas of DPR and LPR. Apparently, in line with Russian President Putin, this recognition coated all of the Ukrainian areas. Following this declaration, Putin despatched a battalion of Russia’s navy forces, tanks included, into these areas.
Quick ahead to February 24, 2022, world headlines had been dominated by a vital incident. Putin commanded a forceful navy assault on Ukraine. Led by Russia’s spectacular Armed Forces positioned on the Ukrainian border, this assault wasn’t spontaneous however a premeditated motion. Regardless of the circumstances resembling a conflict, the Russian authorities refrains from utilizing this time period. They’d moderately consult with it as a “particular navy operation”.
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