Chuhuiv air base attack
Chuhuiv Air Base Attack | |||||||
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Part of Eastern Ukraine campaign of the Russian invasion of Ukraine | |||||||
Chuhuiv Air Base, in 2008 | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Ukraine | Russia | ||||||
Units involved | |||||||
Ukrainian Armed Forces | Russian Armed Forces | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
5 L-39 attack trainers destroyed or damaged 4 Bayraktar TB-2 drones destroyed | None | ||||||
On 24 February 2022, the Chuhuiv Air Base in
Background
The Chuhuiv air base is located in the city of
Attack
In the opening hours of the Russian military invasion of Ukraine, a Russian missile attack targeted the Chuhuiv air base.[2][3] Following the attack, the US-based space technologies' company Maxar published satellite images depicting damage resulting from the missile strike.[4][5] According to open-source intelligence information, the attack left damage to fuel storage areas and other airport infrastructure.[6] Also, at least five L-39 jet trainers, parked at the air base, were either destroyed or heavily damaged.[7] Four Bayraktar TB2 drones were abandoned at the base and later destroyed on the ground by Ukrainian Forces, amid reported Russian rocket attacks.[8]
Later attacks
On 10 April 2022, Russian officials claimed their forces targeted Ukrainian S-300 air defences present at Chuhuiv airbase.[9]
References
- ^ "Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Patrolling Ukrainian Border". Defense Express. 15 February 2022. Archived from the original on 6 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Ukraine: Video appears to show aftermath of missile strike on air base in Chuhuiv". Sky News. 24 February 2022. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "Satellite images show the aftermath of air strikes on a Ukrainian airfield after Russia's invasion". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 24 February 2022.
- ^ "War Damage In Ukraine, Seen From Above And On The Ground". Radio Liberty Free Europe. 25 February 2022. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ Chelsea Gohd (25 February 2022). "Satellite photos reveal details of Russian invasion into Ukraine". space.com.
- ^ Sheetz, Michael (24 February 2022). "Satellite imagery shows Russian attack on Ukraine from space". CNBC. Archived from the original on 7 March 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2022.
- ^ "ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 275907". aviation-safety.net. 24 February 2022.
- ^ "Кримінальні справи (з 01.01.2019); Кримінальні правопорушення проти встановленого порядку несення військової служби (військові кримінальні правопорушення); Умисне знищення або пошкодження військового майна". Ukrainian Tribunal (in Ukrainian). 12 December 2022. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Украинские ЗРС С-300 уничтожены в Николаевской области и на военном аэродроме Чугуев - Минобороны РФ (версия 2)". Intefax Ru. 10 April 2022.