Ukraine's Defense Forces hit air traffic control tower at Saky air base in occupied Crimea
Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck Russian military targets in occupied Crimea on Aug. 12, including the air traffic control tower at the Saky airfield, according to the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ General Staff.
On August 12, Ukraine's Defense Forces launched attacks on Russian military installations in the occupied Crimean region. Among the targets were the air traffic control tower at the Saky airfield and a relay station controlling Geran and Gerbera strike drones near Chornomorske. These strikes occurred in the early hours of August 13, resulting in fires near key facilities outside Sevastopol and in the Dzhankoi district.
According to the General Staff, Russian puppet governor of Sevastopol, Mikhail Razvozhaev, claimed five individuals were killed, comprising four Emergency Ministry pyrotechnicians and one security guard. Additionally, Ukraine's Defense Forces reportedly struck the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat refining complex in Russia's Bashkortostan, a facility located roughly 1,300 kilometers away from Ukraine's border.
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