Satellite images reveal new Russian air defense positions in Crimea

31 October, 2023 S-400 SAM in Crimea. Photo from open sources Satellite images of new positions of Russian air defense in the temporarily occupied Crimea have been published.

It is reported by the publication "Krym.Realii." Journalists discovered new positions for Russian air defense systems south of the village of Chornomorske in the annexed Crimea on satellite images by the Planet.com service. At the same time, journalists could not find images that would show military equipment - perhaps it was brought there only at night.

One of the three new positions, located to the north, as follows from a comparison of satellite images for different dates, was built on September 1-2. The next one, towards the south, was constructed on September 8-14, and finally the southern - on September 18-22.

Recall that on October 30, Militarnyi reported striking at Russian air defense positions in the Olenivka area. Russian sources said the strike wounded 17 Russian servicemen and damaged five vehicles, one of which was not recoverable. Officially, this information has not yet been confirmed by either the Ukrainian or Russian sides.

It was also reported that elements of the Russian S-300 anti-aircraft missile system were hit near the village of Molochne. It is reported that the attack took place on October 30 at about 6 a.m. As a result of the attack, elements of the complex were damaged and a diesel generator was destroyed.

S-300 SAM positions near the village of Molochne (45?13'07?N 33?15'37?E).

Photo credits: Google Earth

In addition, judging by the information from NASA fire monitoring satellites, on October 30, a fire began on the territory of military unit No.

60135, the cause of which is unknown.

Military unit No.

60135 is a 475th Separate Electronic Warfare Center of the Black Sea Fleet of the Russian Federation, located in the area of Sevastopol.