Radar station likely hit in Ukraine strike on Belbek airfield in Russian-occupied Crimea

At least five powerful explosions rocked the Russian-occupied city of Sevastopol in Crimea on Tuesday, 31 January, according to local residents and monitors. The blasts targeted the Belbek airfield, home to Russian military aircraft and the radio center of the headquarters of the entire Russian Black Sea Fleet aviation.

They are part of a Ukrainian campaign to degrade Russia’s ability to use the occupied peninsula as a base for operations in southern Ukraine.

“Ukrainian aviation will definitely return home to its native airfield,” said Ukrainian Air Force commander Mykola Oleshchuk in a statement confirming the attack conducted on the 204th Sevastopol Tactical Aviation Brigade. He thanked all who participated in “cleansing Crimea” of Russian occupation.

Everything we know about the 31 Jan strike on Belbek airbase in occupied Crimeahttps://t.co/lmEwvG30Jo

Locals reported explosions in Sevastopol, Saky, Feodosia, Razdolne&Hvardiiske; traffic suspended over Kerch bridge; video shows smoke over Belbek airbase

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