Inna Andalitskaya17:41, 04/17/24

Also on the move, they report a serious defeat of the Russian Aerospace Forces forces in the area of ​​the command post.

ATESH confirms the destruction of the enemy S-400 complex in Dzhankoy and missile warehouses, and also reports a serious defeat of the Russian Aerospace Forces forces in the area of ​​the command post .

This is stated in the information on the ATESH Telegram. “We confirm the success of a number of strikes that were carried out at night on the territory of the Dzhankoy airfield.

The detonation is confirmed at the point at coordinates 45.7092211, 34.4270056.

Previously, at this location, our agents recorded the delivery of long boxes into equipped caponiers. The destruction of the newest S-400 complex with an explosion is confirmed launcher and serious damage to other vehicles of the complex.

The occupiers believed in their newest air defense system so much that they placed warehouses with missiles directly next to the launcher,” writes ATESH.

Also, according to information from movement agents, a serious defeat was recorded in the area of ​​the command post of the 5th anti-aircraft missile division of the 18th anti-aircraft missile regiment of the 31st air defense division of the 4th army of the Russian Aerospace Forces. 

“For reasons of safety of our agents, we will refrain from disclosing additional information. Details have been transferred to the Ukrainian Defense Forces,” the message says.

ATESH openly thanked the agents for their courage, tenacity and efforts. 

Attacks on Crimea

On the night of April 17, a series of explosions occurred at the military airfield in Dzhankoy in occupied Crimea. 

Military expert Ivan Stupak said in a media commentary that there was a warehouse with Zircon missiles at the military airfield in Dzhankoy . He assumed that this particular warehouse was the target of the attack, but it is not known for certain what was destroyed and in what quantities.

Local telegram channels reported that the 39th helicopter regiment of the 27th mixed aviation division of the 4th Air Force and Air Defense Command of the Southern Military District was located on the territory of this airfield. Also, presumably, three aviation squadrons were stationed there, flying the Mi-8, Mi-35M, Mi-28 and Ka-52.

According to the information they disseminated , about 30 Russian servicemen were killed and about 80 were wounded as a result of the strike. 

Military expert Alexander Musienko, citing his sources, said that a warehouse of Zircon and S-300 missiles was destroyed.

There is no official information from the Ukrainian defense and security forces yet.

(C)UNIAN 2024