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MiG-31 aircraft were destroyed: photos, video and new details of the strike on Belbek airfield

S-400 air defence missile system, 2 MiG-31 aircraft and a fuel and lubricants depot were destroyed in the attack on the Belbek airfield in the occupied Crimea. 2 Russian servicemen were killed and 13 injured.

This was reported by a number of Telegram channels.

"At least one of the missiles launched at the annexed Crimea today was not shot down, according to ASTRA sources in the emergency services of the region. The missile hit a fuel station at the Belbek military airfield, causing a fire. Preliminary casualties were not reported. The Russian Ministry of Defence earlier reported that 5 ATACMS missiles were shot down over Crimea on the night of 15-16 May. In the footage: an attack on Crimea on the night of May 15-16, 2024," the statement said.

It is also specified that a S-400, 2 MiG-31 aircraft, and a fuel and lubricant depot at the Belbek military airfield were destroyed as a result of the Ukrainian Armed Forces missile attack on Crimea. 2 Russian servicemen were killed and 13 wounded.

"We managed to find out the consequences of the massive missile attack on the annexed Crimea on the night of May 14-15. According to sources in the region's emergency services, the attack was initially launched at the Belbek military airfield in Sevastopol. The missile strike destroyed two MiG-31 supersonic interceptor aircraft at the airfield, and a fuel and lubricants depot burned down. Eleven Russian servicemen were injured. A little later, in the early morning hours of May 15, a missile struck an S-400 Triumph air defence missile system near the village of Vyshneve. After the attack, the SAM burst into flames. 2 soldiers were killed and 2 were injured. In the footage: the attack on Crimea on the night of May 14-15, 2024," the statement said.

Earlier, Apostrophe showed the first photos of the aftermath of the strike on the airport in Belbek.