(Dan Tri) – Ukrainska Pravda reported that Ukrainian forces raided two Russian airports in the Berdyansk and Lugansk areas controlled by Moscow, damaging 9 helicopters and a number of air defense complexes and infrastructure.
Chornobaivka Airport, controlled by Russia, was attacked by Ukraine on March 16, 2022 (Illustration: MAXAR).
Ukrainska Pravda reported that Special Operations Forces in coordination with the Ukrainian Defense Forces raided Berdyansk and Lugansk airports in the area controlled by Moscow, causing 9 Russian helicopters to be damaged.
The source said that the Ukrainian Special Operations Forces received information about the enemy’s use of airfields in the Berdyansk and Lugansk regions controlled by Moscow as well as the presence there of a significant number of aircraft.
Verified information, coordinates and necessary data were transferred to units of the Self-Defense Forces for destructive attacks.
According to the latest data, the following weapons were destroyed in Berdyansk and Lugansk: 9 helicopters of various types, special equipment for flight operations, air defense systems, warehouses
Russia did not comment on the information given by the Ukrainian side.
The source noted that the ammunition depot in Berdyansk exploded before 4 a.m.
According to the special forces, enemy casualties amounted to dozens of dead and wounded.
The Ukrainian Air Force has spoken out to explain why the attacks on Luhansk and Berdiansk airports were important
Yurii Ihnat, a spokesman for the Ukrainian Air Force Command, said that targeting Russian airfields is important for Ukraine, as helicopters operating near the front line are located there and
Mr. Ihnat said he did not have information yet on what was likely to be attacked at the airports but added that, in general, the removal of helicopters such as the Ka-52 and Mi-24 was certainly beneficial for Ukraine.
`The enemy is trying to keep helicopters closer to the front line, like at Chornobaivka (an airfield base in the Kherson region then controlled by Russia, which has been attacked by Ukrainian forces many times since
And this time, Luhansk and Berdiansk are not far from the front line, the enemy has more advanced helicopters and more modern weapons.
