VIDEO: Ukraine Releases Footage of Strike on Russian Dzhankoi Military Base in Crimea
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The Ukrainian General Staff has released a video purporting to show the attack on the Dzhankoi military airfield in Russian-occupied Crimea on April 17th. Four S-400 surface-to-air missile systems, three radar stations, air-defence equipment, and airspace surveillance equipment were either destroyed or critically damaged. This is according to the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine.
🇺🇦 @GeneralStaffUA released a video of the attack on the military airfield in Dzhankoi. https://t.co/SL8O7v0Huh pic.twitter.com/HXLxo83V8y
— Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) April 18, 2024
The footage of the attack posted on the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence social media accounts showed several munitions being launched into the sky which followed a series of massive explosions at the base.
Russia's S-400 is a mobile, surface-to-air missile system with a capability of targeting aircrafts as well as cruise and ballistic missiles. It is reported that the S-400 is considered to be a Russian equivalent of the US-made Patriot battery. Previously, Russia claimed that the S-400 played a key role in denying Ukrainian aircrafts of accessing the frontline.