Russian Armed Forces Hit Ukraine's Military Airfield in Western Part of Country
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In late July, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that the country's armed forces had launched strikes on the Ukrainian airfields, storage areas for unmanned boats, missiles, weapons and military equipment received from Western countries.
The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation on Friday struck a military airfield in the Ivano-Frankovsk region in the western part of Ukraine, the goal of the strike was achieved, said Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant General Igor Konashenkov.
"On August 11, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation conducted a group strike with long-range, high-precision air-launched weapons at a military airfield near the town of Kolomya in the Ivano-Frankivsk region. All designated targets were hit," he said.
Earlier in the day, the Russian Defense Ministry spokesperson told Sputnik that Russian forces had successfully repelled seven attacks of Ukrainian troops in the Kupyansk direction, the country's east, in the past 24 hours.
"During the day, the enemy carried out four counterattacks with units of the 14th and 41st separate mechanized brigades and the 25th separate airborne brigade on the positions of our troops in the area of the village of Sinkovka [...]. All counterattacks were successfully repelled. Enemy losses amounted to a platoon of manpower," the spokesperson stated.
The official added that in the course of hostilities in the Kupyansk direction, the Russian assault groups captured four Ukrainian strongholds and five observation posts. He also noted that Ukrainian troops attempted to carry out three attacks in the Svatovo region, but Russian troops successfully repelled the attacks.
Repelled Attacks on Crimean Bridge
On Saturday morning, the Russian Defense Ministry said that Ukraine tried to carry out an attack on Crimea overnight using 20 drones, all of which were destroyed.
"Tonight, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack using twenty unmanned aerial vehicles [UAVs] on sites on the territory of the Crimean peninsula was thwarted," the ministry said in a statement.
The ministry specified that fourteen Ukrainian drones were destroyed by Russian air defense systems, while another six UAVs were suppressed by means of electronic warfare. There are no casualties or damage as a result of the attempted attack.
Later, the ministry stated that Russia had shot down an S-200 missile of Ukrainian forces, modified to hit ground-based targets, in what became the second attack targeting the Crimean Bridge on Saturday. No damage was reported. Traffic was temporarily closed.
Russia Condemns Kiev's Attack on Crimean Bridge, Promises to Respond
Russia strongly condemns Ukraine's attempted attack on the Crimean Bridge, a civilian object, and will not leave it unanswered, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Saturday.
"We strongly condemn these terrorist attacks. The Crimean Bridge is an object of purely civilian infrastructure, and attacks on it are unacceptable," Zakharova said in a statement.
The Ukrainian military is trying to compensate for its failures on the battlefield by targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure, the spokeswoman continued.
"Such diversions give the international community an opportunity to once again see for itself the true nature of the Kiev regime. There can be no justification for such barbaric actions and they will not go unanswered," Zakharova added.
The Crimean Bridge has been targeted by Ukraine on a number of occasions. One of the most recent attacks took place on July 17 and involved sea drones that killed a couple who were driving across the bridge when it was bombed. Their teenage daughter was injured.
