Satellite shows damage to Luhansk airfield after strikes by Ukraine's Armed Forces
The media has published a satellite image of Luhansk International Airport after strikes landed by Ukraine's Armed Forces. Source: Skhemy project, an investigative reporting project of Radio Liberty, with reference to Planet Labs satellite data Details: The image was taken on 18 October.
The satellite recorded damage to the airfield caused by the strikes by the Ukrainian military.
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PHOTO: SKHEMY PROJECT
Background:
- On the morning of 17 October, the General Staff confirmed that the Armed Forces of Ukraine had struck airfields near occupied Berdiansk and Luhansk during the night.
- Special Operations Forces reported that airfield runways had been damaged, as well as nine helicopters, special equipment, an air defence launcher and an ammunition depot.
- On the morning of 18 October, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that during the past day, Ukrainian defenders had destroyed six helicopters and a Su-25 aircraft belonging to the Russian forces.
- In the evening of the same day, various media posted satellite images of an airfield near occupied Berdiansk.
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