Belbek Airfield

Crimea now wide open to Ukrainian drones

Crimea has become vulnerable to Ukrainian drone strikes, and Russia knows it, Anatoliy Khrapchynskyi, an aviation expert at one of Ukraine’s defense contractors, told NV Radio on May 19.

20 May, 01:21 AM

Blasts shake Sevastopol, Russian air bases in occupied Crimea

A series of explosions, gunfire and air defenses operation in Russian-occupied Sevastopol and along the western coast of the Crimean peninsula were reported by local Telegram channels shortly before midnight on Feb. 19.

20 February, 07:54 AM

Explosions rip through occupied Crimea, attack ongoing

Powerful explosions rocked the Black Sea port of Sevastopol in the Russian-occupied Crimean Peninsula, prompting the occupying authorities to close the Crimean Bridge for more than seven hours, the Crimean Wind Telegram channel reported on Jan. 28.

28 January, 09:47 AM

Drones hit two Russian Su-27 jets at Belbek Airfield in Crimea

Ukraine’s Security Service carried out a second successful drone attack on the Belbek airfield in Russian-occupied Crimea, striking two Su-27 fighter jets on Dec. 20.

20 December 2025, 02:03 PM

Ukrainian drones cripple Russian air defense at Belbek airfield

Long-range drones struck several Russian air defense assets at the Belbek military airfield in Russian-occupied Crimea overnight, December 18, sources within Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) told NV on Dec. 18.

18 December 2025, 03:17 PM

Russian-occupied Sevastopol reportedly under massive drone and missile attack

The city of Sevastopol in occupied Crimea is reportedly under a combined drone and missile attack, according to numerous reports of explosions from residents and local Telegram channels on Nov. 27.

27 November 2024, 10:17 AM

Crimean air defenses weakened post-Belbek strike – UK intelligence

Recent strikes have led to a deterioration in Russia's ability to defend the airspace around occupied Crimea, while demonstrating Ukraine's ability to influence Russian air defense operations, the British Defense Ministry said in its report on May 18.

18 May 2024, 03:20 PM

Ukraine destroys Russian S-300 at Belbek airfield in Crimea with ATACMS missiles

During the latest attack on the Belbek Airfield in occupied Crimea, Ukraine destroyed a Russian S-300 air defense system with ATACMS with a range of up to 300 kilometers, Yevhen Dykyi, a veteran of the Russo-Ukrainian war, told Radio NV on May 16.

18 May 2024, 01:34 PM

Satellite images reveal damage at Belbek airfield after Ukrainian strikes

Satellite images confirm damage to the flight line and surrounding areas at Russia's Belbek airbase on the occupied Crimean peninsula, resulting from Ukrainian strikes this week, according to The War Zone's report on May 16.

17 May 2024, 01:34 PM

Overnight missile attack destroys Russian air defense and jets in occupied Crimea

A Russian S-400 air defense system and two MiG-31 fighter jets were destroyed, and a fuel depot was set ablaze in an evening attack on the Belbek military airfield in Sevastopol, temporarily occupied Crimea, according to the Russian Telegram channel ASTRA on May 16.

16 May 2024, 01:37 PM

Presumed Ukrainian strike on Russian airfields in Crimea

Russian airfields in occupied Crimea were targeted by likely Ukrainian missile strikes late at night on May 15, according to Russian sources and local social media accounts.

16 May 2024, 01:49 AM

Fires break out at Belbek airfield in Russian-occupied Crimea after overnight missile strikes

Fires broke out at the Belbek airfield in temporarily occupied Crimea following a missile attack overnight on May 15, the Crimean Wind monitoring channel reported, sharing satellite imagery showing the sources of ignition.

15 May 2024, 09:01 AM

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