Ukraine confirms attacks on air bases in Crimea

Air bases in the Russia-controlled Crimea peninsula were attacked by the Ukrainian military.

The report came in a joint statement of Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny and First Deputy Head of the Defence Committee of the Verkhovna Rada (Parliament) Mykhailo Zabrodsky on September 7, RBC-Ukraine reports.

The statement reads that the main feature of Russia's war against Ukraine is the decisive disproportion in capabilities. At the same time, it is impossible to save the Russian troops from such an advantage, but the Ukrainians will be able to "oppose the enemy with their ability to act similarly and at a similar range".

“We are talking, of course, about the supply by Ukraine’s partners for the Armed Forces of Ukraine of weapons systems or certain types of ammunition with an appropriate range,” the article adds.

At the same time, it is emphasized that the arms supplies contain not only certain names, such as, for example, the MGM-140B ATACMS Block 1A missile for the Himars multiple launch rocket systems (MLRS).

“An integrated approach should be taken to re-equip artillery, missile forces, tactical aviation and the Navy of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and other components of their power,” the article notes.

Zaluzhny and Zabrodsky said that one of the main examples of the correctness of this approach this year is the successful efforts of the Ukrainian Armed Forces to physically transfer hostilities to the territory of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, which is currently under the control of Russia.

"We are talking about a series of successful missile strikes on the enemy's Crimean air bases, primarily on the Saki airfield," the article reads.