Fire reported at Russian Iskander base in Crimea after overnight attack
Explosions were heard in Crimea (Photo: via Dumska / Telegram)
A fire broke out at a Russian military base in occupied Crimea overnight after an attack, at a site hosting Iskander missile systems, according to the Crimean Wind Telegram channel, citing satellite imagery on Apr. 28.
The fire broke out south of the village of Mizhhiria in the Bilohirsk district, on the территории of a former missile unit, military unit 82717.
On April 16, drones operated by Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces struck two bases hosting Iskander tactical missile systems near the settlements of Mizhhiria and Kurortne.
Russia uses Iskander missiles from Crimea to strike cities in Ukrainian-controlled territory.
Explosions were heard overnight into Tuesday, April 28, in Russian-occupied Crimea, with local residents reporting a drone attack.
Sevastopol’s Russia-installed governor Mikhail Razvozhayev confirmed the drone attack and said air defenses had allegedly shot down “three aerial targets over the North Side area and the Balaklava district.”
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