Evgenia Sokolenko13:57, 04/18/24

The losses of the Russians are enormous – the S-400, S-300 air defense systems, and a warehouse with ammunition were destroyed.

Military observer Denis Popovich explained what the attack by the Ukrainian military on the Russian airfield in occupied Dzhankoy really means .

On Radio NV , he noted that the enemy’s losses were enormous – the S-400, S-300 air defense systems, and a warehouse with ammunition were destroyed.

“There is such hysteria there that it was a pleasure to read about it… If we are talking about the S-400 complex, then it has a range of 400 kilometers. In fact, they are now deprived of a system that could control the entire Crimea and even [beyond outside of it]. This is a serious loss, since they could use it, including to protect the so-called Crimean bridge, <…> to control the airspace over the entire occupied Crimea. I don’t count the S-300 yet,” the expert explained.

According to Popovich, since the S-400 system has a range of 400 km, this means that the invaders are effectively deprived of a system that could control all of Crimea and even some territory beyond its borders.

“This is a serious loss, since they could use it, including to protect the so-called Crimean Bridge, <…> to control the airspace over the entire occupied Crimea. I don’t count the S-300 yet,” he emphasized, looking around.

The expert also suggested that after these strikes, “not a hole, but a big hole” appeared in the enemy’s air defense system in Crimea.

“Obviously, this may be the first series of some kind of sequential operations for the occupied Crimea. We remember, when we destroyed radar equipment last summer, it ended with a strike on the headquarters of the Black Sea Fleet. Now we’ll see,” he concluded.

Strike at Dzhankoy – what is known

As UNIAN reported, on the night of April 17, a series of explosions occurred at the airfield in Dzhankoy in occupied Crimea . The Institute for the Study of War today confirmed explosions at the military airfield of the Russian occupation forces in Dzhankoy, noting that Russian Mi-8, Mi-25M, Mi-28 and Ka-52 helicopters are based in Dzhankoy.

Subsequently, the Main Intelligence Directorate boasted that they were able to destroy four S-400 air defense missile launchers; three radar stations and air surveillance equipment “Fundament-M”.

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