Badly damaged Russian airfield in Crimea revealed by before and after images

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The Independent

The Independent

Жыл бұрын

Satellite imagery has revealed the Saky airfield, in Crimea, was badly damaged after "explosions".
Nobody has taken responsibility for the attack, but sources indicate that the airfield suffered a "targeted attack".
The Russian-held airbase can be seen to be operating as normal on August 9, but images from August 10 show the airfield in a much worse condition. Watch more from Independent TV: www.independent.co.uk/tv/edit...
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@joker_g7337
@joker_g7337 Жыл бұрын
If you see an accident, look closer. There were at least 5 isolated accidents spread all over the place.
@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304
@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304 Жыл бұрын
They were cluster cigarette butts
@likklej8
@likklej8 Жыл бұрын
Arming airplanes is a dangerous business My Uncle Jack was in the RAF in India in WW2 and this was his job. He did tell me accidents used to happen personnel were killed and planes destroyed
@rpanas4460
@rpanas4460 Жыл бұрын
Good job
@maringarvanovic8011
@maringarvanovic8011 Жыл бұрын
I think that second image shows at least 5 points of explosions. I accept that there are no huge craters but that one near the top is an explosion going in all directions. Air burst maybe or just a small amount of explosives because that is all you need to take out a plane.
@basilfawlty123
@basilfawlty123 Жыл бұрын
Without doubt the actions of either special forces or partisan sabotage. This is not a missile strike. This is big news! Anyone can fire missiles however only extremely highly trained people can infiltrate an air base, take out the guards and airmen on stag and liquidate the hardware. For sure this will have the Russians in the Kremlin spooked!
@naturalbornchiller158
@naturalbornchiller158 Жыл бұрын
Looks like a base of Su 24 Fencers and a few Mig 29s although it’s hard to make out with the Independent shrouding a lot of the image with their text shadowing.
@bernieflanders8822
@bernieflanders8822 Жыл бұрын
They are really chipping away.
@simontemplar404
@simontemplar404 Жыл бұрын
The home grown GROM missile has made a real mess of that.
@spatrompete2601
@spatrompete2601 Жыл бұрын
Runway looks usable so I wouldn’t call more than an inconvenience
@YouTubemessedupmyhandle
@YouTubemessedupmyhandle Жыл бұрын
Hi Vlad, not going as well as you expected, is it? You should stick to homoerotic horse back riding…
@HR-od9fl
@HR-od9fl Жыл бұрын
Ukraine 👍
@slavjanka_russian
@slavjanka_russian Жыл бұрын
👎
@Furious703
@Furious703 Жыл бұрын
@@slavjanka_russian SLAVA UKRAINE ruski
@ocelot9680
@ocelot9680 Жыл бұрын
@@Furious703 lol,cry about they did a little trolling to your entire country
@recordsmanukrnet
@recordsmanukrnet Жыл бұрын
@@slavjanka_russian СЛАВА УКРАИНЕ СЛАВА НАЦИИ!!! Соссия подыхает!
@mrr-ee6ui
@mrr-ee6ui Жыл бұрын
hasn’t claimed responsibility yet all news sources said it was Ukraine.
@Gary-iy4oh
@Gary-iy4oh Жыл бұрын
Like what they expect
@sid35gb
@sid35gb Жыл бұрын
Russia urgently sends re supply of ashtrays to airfield to prevent such accidents happening again.
@recordsmanukrnet
@recordsmanukrnet Жыл бұрын
😂😂😂 it’s got nothing to send any more ahahaha
@bignoodles2686
@bignoodles2686 Жыл бұрын
Why they not just admit it’s them? It’s a war it’s not gonna be a shock or anything lol
@basilfawlty123
@basilfawlty123 Жыл бұрын
Without doubt the actions of either special forces or partisan sabotage. This is not a missile strike. Either way, this is not something you want to be running your mouth about. Better to sit back and smile silently. This is big news! Anyone can fire missiles however only extremely highly trained people can infiltrate an air base, take out the guards and airmen on stag and liquidate the hardware. For sure this will have the Russians in the Kremlin spooked!
@mro7940
@mro7940 Жыл бұрын
I know who I would put my money on and it's going to become far worse for 💩 tin and his cronies
@dingodave3016
@dingodave3016 Жыл бұрын
Independent hahahaha yeh wotever
@heresjohnny602
@heresjohnny602 Жыл бұрын
These tacky media backtracks bring me so much joy.
@recordsmanukrnet
@recordsmanukrnet Жыл бұрын
Well it’s true I’m from Crimea near that Saky town, it was airstriked by missiles
@colinjames2346
@colinjames2346 Жыл бұрын
'Sources indicate' - that good old journalistic standby. Serious accidents are not unknown on military airfields. The USAF and USN have experienced several.
@ZyNeEnZyNe
@ZyNeEnZyNe Жыл бұрын
Ah so once again, another Russian smoking a cigarette?
@chilled91
@chilled91 Жыл бұрын
what would you prefer they said? Have an incident summary tattooed on Putin's back?
@colinjames2346
@colinjames2346 Жыл бұрын
@@chilled91 'There is hard evidence that...' And then cite the evidence. That would have been good journalism.
@chilled91
@chilled91 Жыл бұрын
@@colinjames2346 how would they acquire hard evidence in Crimea of all places? Think they can just turn up and gather it themselves or did the Russian military start doing honest interviews recently?
@colinjames2346
@colinjames2346 Жыл бұрын
@@chilled91 The Russian military never is interviewed, though there is no reason to think they are more dishonest the Ukrainians. As for evidence, we have seen the images of those large explosions on the airbase. If examined closely no missiles, rockets or bombs are to be seen. Nor do witnesses report them. This is negative evidence. The Zelensky regime does not claim any sort of commando attack or sabotage . On the whole the most likely explanation is an accident. Certainly this cannot be ruled out. This is surely what an honest journalist would have said.
@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304
@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304 Жыл бұрын
Hahaha
@seanonel
@seanonel Жыл бұрын
Russian false flag?
@georgeyao436
@georgeyao436 Жыл бұрын
This attack does not fit the Ukrainian MO. Non of the news I have heard mention this kind of sneak in and out attack by infiltration. It is as if it where like some missions impossible movie. It would be extremely difficult to pull off as this base would be heavily guarded and only know personnel can come and go at certain times. The strike cannot be artillery or missiles as the photo evidence does not indicate craters or impact damage on the side of the protective berms. The aircraft does not have been torn apart by a large explosion but that it was incinerated by some intense heat. As can be seen by the damage to the weapons storage there are crater marks which is missing from the aircraft sites. The only possible explanation is some sort of high energy weapon melting the aircraft to the ground which is technologically not feasible with current weapons. This strike was extremely surgically precise destroying only aircraft but not protective berms.
@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304
@proselytizingorthodoxpente8304 Жыл бұрын
Yes, of course. When the frikin obvious isn't good enough, just make something up
@SH976
@SH976 Жыл бұрын
Normally air strikes at that magnitude will create huge craters! But there seem to be lacking of any craters!! Is it to do with mishandling of ammunition?
@jgreen2015
@jgreen2015 Жыл бұрын
There's loads of craters lol
@issigonis975
@issigonis975 Жыл бұрын
mishandling at different points all at the exact same time the Infinite Improbability Drive then.
@langdalepaul
@langdalepaul Жыл бұрын
I reckon a special forces unit doing targeted sabotage.
@SH976
@SH976 Жыл бұрын
@@jgreen2015 tiny craters not huge ones
@jgreen2015
@jgreen2015 Жыл бұрын
@@SH976 so? You said 'lacking ANY Craters' 10 missiles can cause the same damage as one missile with a payload that's 10x bigger.. 🤦 Ya know... Like how nukes are measured in tonnes of tnt? You can drop one nuke or 50million sticks of tnt and get the same explosion. But the nuke will leave one massive crater and the 50million sticks of tnt will leave 50 million small craters
@gainafunction1538
@gainafunction1538 Жыл бұрын
i guess all air fields are a target now, the west not ukraine sank a russian ship , a crimea bridge, a crimea air field, so dont go crying foul when your air fields ,ships bridges get blown up
@recordsmanukrnet
@recordsmanukrnet Жыл бұрын
It was russian incompetence that did it
@gainafunction1538
@gainafunction1538 Жыл бұрын
@@recordsmanukrnet usa said that, then they said not sure what happened, then they said ukraine did it, then ukraine said they did it, do you get it now it was the usa
@recordsmanukrnet
@recordsmanukrnet Жыл бұрын
@@gainafunction1538 😂😂😂🤦
@jimmyanderson1011
@jimmyanderson1011 Жыл бұрын
Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 long live a free Ukraine 🇺🇦
@slavjanka_russian
@slavjanka_russian Жыл бұрын
👎
@jimmyanderson1011
@jimmyanderson1011 Жыл бұрын
@@slavjanka_russian Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 go home Russian
@jimmyanderson1011
@jimmyanderson1011 Жыл бұрын
@@slavjanka_russian you are beautiful MapnHa , I work in the financial sector in America do you know Vladimir Putin is worth two hundred and fifty billion US dollars , where did he get that money I’ll tell you from the Russian people , he steals from pensioners, he steals from Russian families that’s the people money it should be used to help the Russian people give pensioners a raise help the poor with that money no man should be rich . I understand governments and people are two different things , we all want the best for our children and our countries . I’d walk a mile over broken glass just to see you smile . In America we have our own problems like that fool Donald Trump we took care of him last election when I refer to that election I just say America took out the trash it was starting to smell .. hope your day goes well and you are happy .
@ven11000
@ven11000 Жыл бұрын
NO BODY CARES!! This country is at war with a living crisis!
@robertyates9973
@robertyates9973 Жыл бұрын
Worthless information! Could just as well be anywhere, anytime. MSM BS. Or should we say BSM?
@condorX2
@condorX2 Жыл бұрын
Here we have a miracle happened. The human rights organization Amnesty International has recognized that Ukraine is fighting as terrorists, violating international humanitarian law. The absolutely pro-Western NPO, which was not noticed in sympathy for Russia, suddenly saw the light. Why all of a sudden? Surprisingly, the Amnesty International report in some places is similar to the daily reports of the Russian Ministry of Defense, which constantly talks about the placement of positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in residential buildings where an ordinary family lives through the wall, in hospitals, schools and other civilian facilities, trenches are being dug right on the playground between residential high-rise buildings, but the tank leaned closely against the wall of a residential high-rise building, but the multiple launch rocket systems were located at the school stadium. And so it is in all cities. Now let's remember the city of Mariupol, when the columns of refugees in cars were not let out of the city by the Ukrainian military turning back. I counted 12 such videos, possibly more. In addition, this process of forced reversal of a column of cars with refugees was well filmed by a drone from above. They explained this by concern that it was no longer safe there, although everything was calm there. And here is a night shot of how the Ukrainian military did not let anyone out of the city, and then one car decided to break through, gave full throttle and tried to drive past the checkpoint at speed. The Ukrainian military immediately began to fire furiously after him. That is, they lied that it was no longer safe there. They need a human shield of children and women in the city. They do not consider this population of the Southeast to be true Ukrainians, but half Russian and not trustworthy, not fully sharing the idea of ​​nationalism and a mono-ethnic state, they can not be pitied. For example, conscription to the front is mostly carried out from the southeastern Russian regions of Ukraine - these are the lands of the Russian empire with a Russian-speaking population, while people from the western regions of Ukraine are not touched - there are true Ukrainian Nazis and they need to be protected. The task is to utilize the Russian speakers, to anger their families against Russia because of the mass death of their sons and husbands at the front. So, the employees of the organization visited 29 schools in the southeastern part of Ukraine and found either the personnel of the Armed Forces of Ukraine or Ukrainian military equipment and weapons in 22 of them. For example, in Bakhmut, a local university was used as a base. Amnesty International Secretary General Agnes Kallamar said her staff had documented attacks by the Ukrainian army from residential buildings in 19 cities in various regions, including the Kharkiv and Mykolaiv regions and Donbass. The report states that the Armed Forces of Ukraine, when placing positions, do not evacuate from neighboring buildings in order to minimize the loss of civilians in the event of a possible retaliatory strike. Agnes Callamard noted: “Being on the defensive does not exempt the Ukrainian military from respecting international humanitarian law.” But this is the use of civilians as a human shield - an absolutely terrorist tactic. Of course, Amnesty International stipulated that "these violations do not justify the Russian Federation." It is clear that the Amnesty International report is not a legal document. And the opinion of this organization changes quite easily. Suffice it to recall the story of the Berlin patient - Navalny. After studying his biography, human rights activists in February 2021 revoked his status as a “prisoner of conscience” - well, what kind of conscience does a person with such views have, they say. And in May, under liberal pressure, they returned it. So it is possible that even now Amnesty International will be forced to admit its "mistake" - Russian liberals have already started swearing (obscene) and deleting the organization from the handshakes. It works. For example, a Swedish TV channel was almost immediately forced to apologize for a story in which they showed the joy of Kherson residents receiving Russian passports. But. Both this Swedish story and the Amnesty International report are harbingers of Western public opinion being prepared for Ukraine's "drain". These are the first shoots of truth breaking through the dead (but so smooth, modern, comfortable, attractive) asphalt of liberal lies. Sometimes a stubborn living dandelion sprouts through the highway. Miracles happen. -Giggling Вoatswain Source -The New Atlas
@YouTubemessedupmyhandle
@YouTubemessedupmyhandle Жыл бұрын
You are totally misrepresentating what Amnesty said.
@angelaomeara1866
@angelaomeara1866 Жыл бұрын
Big fan of Brian and his work on the New Atlas, good job preparing this comment.
@MrJonezy541
@MrJonezy541 Жыл бұрын
"Terrorists" lmao Ukrainians aren't attacking Russia you fool.
@treadwellt437
@treadwellt437 Жыл бұрын
Don't care, got more to worry about living in UK!!
@treadwellt437
@treadwellt437 Жыл бұрын
@@Potboiler808 No mate I just don't care what is happening in Russia/Ukraine. We have no money to spend there and it is nothing to do with us. Too much needs fixing at home.
@heresjohnny602
@heresjohnny602 Жыл бұрын
​@@Potboiler808 Oh lord you don't seriously believe we should absorb an entire country and give them everything just for being Ukrainian do you. ? the amount of people who are essentially segregating racists is so poetic.
@jgreen2015
@jgreen2015 Жыл бұрын
@@Potboiler808 you do realise the only person in the UK to suggest Ukraine give Russia what they want is Corbyn. Right? And that it is the Tory government which is sending billions in aide Right?
@jgreen2015
@jgreen2015 Жыл бұрын
@@treadwellt437 no. Clearly you are just a Russian sympathising tankie
@treadwellt437
@treadwellt437 Жыл бұрын
@@jgreen2015 don't understand your gibberish mate.
@simonclarke7309
@simonclarke7309 Жыл бұрын
Can’t you be bothered on the long war in Yemen commuted by Saudi dictatorship where 10,000 children have been killed. YOU ARE NOT INDEPENDENT ARE YOU, just like all the others being told your agenda from the powers that be.
@joshuaturpin
@joshuaturpin Жыл бұрын
Because it doesn’t affect us. It’s a British paper mate. Go to Asia and you won’t hear shite about Ukraine. Do you know what’s happening in Mindanao rn? Or the earthquakes in Luzon which is widely reported on throughout Asia. I though not...just as many of those near Yemen hasn’t heard of other far countries problems. There’s so much happening around the world you can’t report on everything and most people are only interested in what’s affecting them and/or happening near to them. If you want to hear about Yemen, go search it up, it’s not hard.
@jgreen2015
@jgreen2015 Жыл бұрын
You clearly don't understand how news works lol
@jgreen2015
@jgreen2015 Жыл бұрын
@@joshuaturpin exactly Local news covers the local area and neighbouring areas which affect the local area National news covered the nation and things affecting the nation. Ukraine affects the nation. Yemen doesn't
@issigonis975
@issigonis975 Жыл бұрын
So if it was say a Ukrainian airbase would you think that not news? You cannot pick and chose news and this one is on the scale of the Moskva. A hugely embarrassing local victory for the Ukrainians.
@simonclarke7309
@simonclarke7309 Жыл бұрын
@@issigonis975 or the Ukrainians are trying to destroy cooling systems for on a nuclear plant
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