In a recent development, the Ukrainian Air Forces have carried out airstrikes on the bases of Russian invaders in the Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions. The strikes, which took place in spring 2024, targeted the locations of concentration of enemy personnel. Colonel General Olexandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, shared a video on social media showing the destruction caused by precision guided bombs used in the airstrikes. The targets hit include bases in the village of Ocheretyne in the Donetsk region and the village of Stepove in the Zaporizhzhia region.

While the Ukrainian military did not specify the type of bombs used, there are speculations that they could be American JDAM or French AASM 250 HAMMER. Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) analysts analyzed the footage from the video to identify the likely locations of the Russian invaders. This development follows the earlier elimination of Colonel Pavel Kropotov, the commander of the 59th Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces, who was targeted by a missile strike on the Luhansk Machine-Building Plant 100 on April 13. The news of Kropotov’s death was reported by the media of the aggressor state, which claimed that he died as a result of a strike by “British missiles.”

ملخص الأخبار

• The airstrike happened in spring 2024 targeting Russian invaders in Donetsk and Zaporizhzhia regions.
• The Ukrainian military did not specify the exact type of bombs used, leaving room for assumptions.
• Open-Source Intelligence (OSINT) analysts identified locations of the Russian invaders hit by the airstrikes.
• Colonel Pavel Kropotov, commander of the 59th Brigade of the Russian Armed Forces, was previously eliminated in a missile strike.