Satellite imagery shows fires near Russian positions outside Balaklava
Fires were detected on Aug. 15 at a Russian air defense position and at a site near Balaklava in occupied Crimea used to launch Iskander missiles, monitoring group Crimean Wind reported, citing satellite imagery.
On August 15, satellite imagery revealed fires near Russian positions outside Balaklava, in occupied Crimea. According to monitoring group Crimean Wind, the fires were spotted at a Russian air defense position and a site used to launch Iskander missiles. The images showed one blaze at Cape Kaya-Bashi, a location employed for Iskander missile launches, and another on Kaya-Bash heights between Cape Fiolent and Cape Kaya-Bashi, where Russian forces had stationed air defense systems.
A significant fire ignited in the Balaklava region around 3 a.m. after three explosions, with additional secondary detonations reported. Reports also surfaced of a missile or drone vaporizing over Cape Fiolent. Later, three more explosions occurred in the Cape Fiolent area, followed by another explosion there later.
Ukraine reported striking 29 energy facilities in occupied territories on August 14. The targets included the Balaklava thermal power plant and electrical substations in Russian-occupied regions of southern Ukraine, such as Donetsk, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhya oblasts. Ukraine's Unmanned Systems Forces commander, Robert "Madyar" Brovdi, made these claims.
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