Ammunition exploded at a Russian airbase on Russia’s annexed Crimea peninsula in the Black Sea.
(Photo: AP)
Berlin It is still unclear exactly how the explosions at the Saki military base in Russian-occupied Crimea came about. Ten fighter jets are said to have been destroyed, and British intelligence sees the Russian air force as significantly weakened.
Ukraine is keeping a low profile for good reason. Because Russia’s uncertainty about what happened, military experts see as a not inconsiderable advantage.
At the same time, the suspicion that the nature of the explosions could have been a Ukrainian attack with surface-to-surface missiles is confirmed. Images from the independent satellite company Planet Labs show three nearly identical craters. The buildings in Saki were also hit precisely.
Since the military base is a good 200 kilometers from the front, one question in particular arises: what missiles could Ukraine have used? Because the multiple rocket launchers from Western production currently have a maximum range of 80 kilometers.
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