Key facts
- Ukraine struck a Russian Su-24 bomber at Saky air base in occupied Crimea on Sept. 16.
- The General Staff reported strikes on drone launch and storage sites, ammunition depots, and fuel storage bases in eastern Ukraine.
- The Su-24 is a Soviet-developed twin-engine tactical bomber used by both Ukrainian and Russian forces.
Ukrainian forces conducted a series of strikes between September 15 and September 16, hitting a Russian Su-24 bomber at the Saky air base in occupied Crimea, according to the General Staff. The extent of the damage to the aircraft and the air base was still being assessed.
The Su-24 is a Soviet-designed twin-engine tactical bomber that is utilized by both Ukrainian and Russian forces. Ukraine's Omega special forces unit had previously reported striking a Russian Su-24M frontline bomber at the same Saky air base on July 16.
In addition to the strike in Crimea, Ukrainian forces also targeted Russian military assets in eastern Ukraine. These included a drone launch and storage site near the city of Donetsk, three ground control stations for Russian drones in Staromlynivka and Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, and in Pokrovske in Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The General Staff also reported hitting an ammunition depot in Luhansk Oblast, as well as fuel and lubricant storage bases in Luhansk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts.