2022 Novofedorivka explosions

Several large explosions occurred at the Saky airbase in the town of Novofedorivka, Crimea, on 9 August 2022, during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The military base was seized by Russian forces during the 2014 annexation of Crimea, part of the Russo-Ukrainian War. The explosions destroyed a number of Russian warplanes and caused substantial other damage. Ukrainian authorities tacitly took responsibility at first, until four weeks after the event, when Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Ukraine's military commander, explicitly said that it had been a Ukrainian missile strike.

2022 Novofedorivka explosions
Part of the Crimea attacks (2022–present) during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Smoke rising from Saky airbase on 9 August 2022
Date9 August 2022
Location
Novofedorivka, AR Crimea, Ukraine (occupied by Russia)
Result At least 10 Russian military aircraft destroyed or damaged
Belligerents
 Russia  Ukraine
Casualties and losses

According to independent observers:

  • At least 7 military aircraft destroyed and 3–4 damaged

According to the MoD of the Russian Federation:

  • One person died, but the equipment completely survived.
 None

The Saky airbase was also struck on 21 September 2023.

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