Storm Shadow/SCALP flew unimpeded over S-400 positions in Crimea
7 February, 2024 SCALP EG missile under the wing of the Ukrainian Su-24M bomber. August 2023. Frame from the Ihor Smilyanskyi`s video
Ukrainian French-British Storm Shadow/SCALP cruise missiles flew over the positions of the Russian S-400 air defense system in temporarily occupied Crimea. The Dosye shpiona Telegram channel released a corresponding video. The video was reportedly recorded on January 31.
At that time, the command post of the 38th Fighter Regiment at the Belbek airfield was hit. The record shows traces of anti-aircraft missiles, but it is obvious that they intercepted only some of them or could not intercept any. The fact that this is the position of the S-400 is evidenced by the chassis of some vehicles, which resemble MZKT-7930 and BAZ-6909-022.
- BAZ-6909-022. Photo from open sources
- MZKT-7930.
Photo from open sources
In addition, a vehicle resembling a 92N2E multifunctional radar can be spotted.
92N2E. Source: pond5.com
As previously reported, according to the satellite images released by the DeepState project, the command post at the military airfield in Belbek was destroyed. The occupation administration of Sevastopol and local residents reported the work of air defense, which tried to protect the facility.
According to eyewitnesses, after the explosion, fire trucks and ambulances headed toward the military airfield. Subsequently, Mykola Oleshchuk, Commander of the Air Force of Armed Forces of Ukraine, confirmed explosions at the military airfield in Belbek in his Telegram.
Facilities on the territory of the military airfield in Belbek before the missile strike on January 31, 2024. Photo credits: DeepState
The Air Force Commander also released a video showing two missiles hitting a facility on the territory of the military airfield.
The footage captures the moment of a missile hitting, the simultaneous activation of Russian air defense that was trying to defend the airfield but failing, and another explosion occurring.
The aviation regiment, based at the military airfield in Belbek, is equipped with Su-27 fighter aircraft and new Su-30SM multirole fighter jets.