The reason was explosions near the temporarily occupied Novofedorivka in Crimea.
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As a result of explosions at the Saki military airfield, located near Novofedorivka in Crimea, temporarily occupied by Russian troops, probably more than half of the combat aircraft of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation were disabled. This is reported by Reuters with reference to a Western official.
“Currently, we assume that the events at the Saki airfield on August 9 put more than half of the combat aircraft of the Black Sea Fleet out of service,” he said.
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According to the interlocutor of the agency, it is now difficult for the Russian Black Sea Fleet to perform any other tasks, except for the functions of the “coastal defense flotilla”, which only occasionally carries out missile strikes.
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He also added that the occupiers had failed in their attempts to threaten Ukraine with an amphibious landing in Odessa using the specified fleet.
In addition, the official noted that Ukraine is currently consistently achieving a “kinetic effect” in the deep rear of the invaders, significantly affecting their logistical support and exerting a significant psychological influence on the leadership of Russia.
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