Satellite images of Russian fighters being burned after the raid on Crimea

(Dan Tri) – Satellite images show Russian fighter jets destroyed at Belbek air base on the Crimean peninsula.

Satellite photo of MiG31 fighter jet and destroyed fuel depot after attack on Belbek air base in Crimea on May 16 (Photo: Maxar/Reuters).

Photos taken by satellite imaging company BlackSky and US space technology company Maxar on May 16 show two Russian fighter jets burned on the main runway at Belbek air base in the city.

Satellite images also showed one building destroyed nearby and another building with significant damage.

Mr. Mikhail Razvozhaev, Governor of Sevastopol appointed by Russia, said on May 17 that Russia `successfully repelled a large-scale enemy attack on Sevastopol`.

According to him, Razvozhaev `dozens` of drones and `more than five unmanned boats were destroyed`.

This is the second attack on Russia’s Belbek base in the past 48 hours.

The Atesh movement claimed after the second attack that an artillery depot at the Belbek base had been damaged.

`There was significant damage to airport infrastructure due to the explosions,` Atesh said.

Satellite photo of a destroyed fuel storage facility after the attack on Belbek air base in Crimea on May 16 (Photo: Maxar/Reuters).

According to Pravda, satellite images taken by Planet of the Belbek base in Crimea on May 16 show the area where Su-27, Su-30 and MiG-31 fighter jets are parked.

Images also show the base’s fuel and oil depot completely burned down.

The New York Times also published images of the aftermath of the attack on Belbek airport.

Russia’s independent news agency Astra cited unnamed sources in emergency response agencies in Crimea as saying two MiG-31 fighter jets were `destroyed` and the S-400 air defense system was damaged

The Russian Ministry of Defense said that Moscow’s air defense forces intercepted missiles of the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) provided by the US to Ukraine during the raid on Crimea.

Belbek Air Base in the city of Sevastopol is currently home to many modern fighter aircraft including Su-27 and Su-30 as well as MiG-31.

Ukraine has recently carried out many attacks on Crimea and claimed to have weakened Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.

The British Defense Minister this week confirmed that Ukraine can use any weapons donated by the UK to attack the Crimean peninsula.