Multiple military planes were blown up! The Russian army just took the airfield, but it was attacked by Ukrainian air raids!
Russia's special military operation in Ukraine is entering its 21st day, and the two sides are still fighting fiercely. Although Ukraine can only defend itself by being suppressed, the Losses on the Russian side are not small. On March 16, CNN reported that after Russia took Kherson International Airport, it was attacked by Ukrainian airstrikes and lost many military aircraft!
According to CNN, new satellite imagery from Planet Labs shows that Ukrainian forces launched airstrikes against Russian forces at Kherson International Airport, destroying multiple Russian military helicopters. Satellite imagery showed Kherson airport shrouded in large amounts of black smoke and several helicopters on fire. Another image taken by a drone hovering over the nearby village of Komyshany also shows a large amount of smoke rising from the airport.
NASA's Resource Management System Fire Information (FIRMS) detected the Ukrainian airstrike against russia and, based on the collected sensor data analysis, the Ukrainian military strike against russia occurred around 1:42 p.m. local time on Tuesday. On Monday, satellite imagery from Maxar Technologies showed multiple Russian military helicopters blown up on the tarmac at Kherson International Airport, as well as dozens of military vehicles seen around the airport.
It was the most devastating known attack on Russian helicopters by the Ukrainian military during the war, with at least 3 Russian helicopters caught fire or were destroyed at the airport. On February 27, Ukraine also used TB2 drones to carry out air strikes against Russian tank armored units located on the tarmac of Kherson International Airport.
It is worth noting that on March 16, the Ukrainian UKR website also reported that on Tuesday, the Ukrainian armed forces destroyed a number of Russian military aircraft. According to the report, the destruction of the Russian army two were Su-34 fighter-bombers, a helicopter and three combat tactical drones. In addition, the tactical group composed of Su-24m bombers, Su-25 attack aircraft, Mi-24 military helicopters of the Ukrainian army, under the cover of fighter jets, also carried out 9 air strikes on the Russian equipment column and the Russian army.
Kherson Oblast is located in the southern region of Ukraine. Within days of the start of the war, the Russian army sent troops to besiege the Kherson Oblast. On March 15, Russian Defense Ministry spokesman Major General Igor Konashenkov announced that Russian troops had completely taken over all of Ukraine's Kherson Oblast.
Since Ukraine has a large number of missiles and so on provided by Western countries such as the United States, Britain, Germany, etc., it has brought great trouble to the Russian offensive. On March 15, the Ukrainian newspaper Pravda reported that the Ukrainian side claimed to have shot down 81 Russian fighter jets and 95 helicopters since the beginning of the war.
At present, the Russian side has not yet responded to this, and it is not excluded that this is a public opinion deception by the Ukrainian side.
