The greatest losses of the Russian Federation since the Second World War: the media showed the consequences of explosions in Crimea

The satellite image of the Russian airfield "Saki" found destroyed planes. Earlier, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation claimed that the equipment was not injured. At least seven Russian combat aircraft were destroyed as a result of the explosions that were heard on Tuesday, August 9, at Saki Air Baze in occupied Crimea. This can be the greatest loss of Moscow's military aviation in one day since World War II. This is evidenced by the Planet Labs satellite images, CNN reports.

The publication managed to identify the destroyed battle planes of the Russian Federation-probably, it is about Su-24 bombers and Su-30 fighters. Two more planes were damaged. On Wednesday, August 10, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the destruction of nine Russian aircraft. According to the expert interviewed by journalists, the satellite shot indicates that the attack on the air base was deliberate due to the presence of three large visions in the photo.

It is also known that Russian ammunition is not designed to avoid a chain reaction during the explosion of one of them. In the photo from the satellite, you can see that not destroyed, but probably damaged by explosions aircraft were moved towards the incident - four helicopters and one four -motor aircraft were left over the last day of the air base.

"The number of aircraft destroyed on the base probably denotes Tuesday as one of the most devastating days for Russian military aviation over seven decades, given the Soviet era. Studying CNN of a few available data on the loss of military aircraft in Soviet times and in modern Russia does not indicate Such significant losses from one incident in one day, "the publication reads.

We will remind, on Tuesday, August 9 at the military airfield of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in a temporarily occupied Crimea a series of explosions. The Russian media and the Ministry of Defense of Russia assured that the incident occurred not as a result of rocket firing, but as a result of a fire. However, the defense department of the Russian Federation noted that the adventure was not damaged.