{"id":221635,"date":"2025-06-28T15:24:16","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T15:24:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/221635\/"},"modified":"2025-06-28T15:24:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T15:24:16","slug":"ukraines-sbu-destroys-3-russian-copters-in-crimea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/221635\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine\u2019s SBU Destroys 3 Russian Copters in Crimea"},"content":{"rendered":"

During the night of June 27-28, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU<\/a>) attacked the Kirovske military airfield in Russian-occupied Crimea<\/a> with drones, the SBU reported on its Telegram channel<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As a result of the attack, three Russian helicopters \u2013 Mi-8, Mi-26 and Mi-28 \u2013 as well as a Pantsir-S1 self-propelled anti-aircraft missile and gun complex were destroyed.<\/p>\n

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Fire damage was inflicted on the manned aircraft, air defense systems, ammunition storage depots, and reconnaissance and strike UAVs, the message says.<\/p>\n

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SBU says it destroyed aircraft in a special operation last night at Kirovskoye airfield in Ukraine\u2019s Russian-occupied Crimea.<\/p>\n

Mi-8, Mi-26 and Mi-28 helicopters were destroyed, as well as a Pantsir-S1 self-propelled anti-aircraft system.<\/p>\n

Some video from the operation: pic.twitter.com\/nqGFU5SiVF<\/a><\/p>\n

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Early in the morning hours, secondary detonations were reported at the airfield.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe SBU is systematically working to reduce the Russian Federation\u2019s capabilities to carry out air and bombing strikes on the territory of Ukraine,\u201d the SBU wrote. \u201cThe invaders should realize that their expensive military equipment and ammunition are not protected anywhere: neither on the line of combat contact, nor in temporarily captured territories, nor deep in the enemy\u2019s rear.\u201d<\/p>\n

Earlier in June there were reports<\/a> that a civilian airport in the Russian-occupied city of Kerch \u2013 about 100 kilometers from the Kirovske military airfield \u2013 was being converted into a military base likely for launching drones<\/a> at Ukraine, according to a new investigation by Schemes<\/a>, a project of Radio Free Europe\/Radio Liberty.<\/p>\n

Satellite images from Planet Labs<\/a> showed ongoing construction and military-style activity at the Kerch airport. The photos, compared between February and June 2025, revealed new fortifications and camouflage structures around the runway.<\/p>\n

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