Frontline report: Ukraine showcases power of ATACMS missiles against Russian airbases

Day 601: 17 October

Today, there is a lot of good news from the south.

Here, Ukrainian forces conducted a devastating strike on the Russian airfield in Berdiansk. The airfield is located around 100 km from the front, and it served as the main base for the Ka-52 Russian assault helicopters, which caused a lot of trouble for Ukrainian tanks and armored fighting vehicles on the contact line.

Based on the satellite footage from last month, we can see that Russians stationed here at least 15 helicopters of various types.

New satellite imagery of Russian-occupied Berdyansk airport shows several burned areas following Ukraine's strike on the site with ATACMS.

Higher resolution imagery is needed to confirm the extent of the damage, but several helicopters have moved since the strike. pic.twitter.com/FyDx7u2V4N— Brady Africk (@bradyafr) October 18, 2023

The helicopters were mostly located on the eastern side of the airfield, which is exactly where this morning huge fires broke out, according to NASA FIRMS satellite data.

Soon, a video filmed by a Russian soldier leaked into the Ukrainian media space. Even though the video was filmed from afar, we can clearly see silhouettes of burning helicopters in the distance.

Video of the Berdyansk airbase this night. https://t.co/8xjLsAWNsk pic.twitter.com/C2fPvTdvtS— Special Kherson Cat

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