Crimea Airport exploded and foggy, and the outside world was guessing: Who did it?How big is the loss?

[Global Times Special Reporter Chen Shan] The reason for the explosion of the Russian -Air Heavenly Army Sakaki Base in Crimea (that is, the New Ferrovka Airport) is becoming more and more confusing. The Pentagon made it clear on the 12th that no "any weapons that could attack the Ukraine attack on the base" was not provided. The outside world believes that the formal statement of the United States is obviously trying to "clarify the relationship" to prevent the possible retaliation of Russia. Although according to Russia, the aviation equipment of the base is intact, but satellite photos show that at least nine Russian fighters have been destroyed, and the West refers to it "the worst loss of Russian and air troops in Russia and Ukraine."

Ukraine domestic "Thunder-2" missile system.

Who did it? How big is the loss?

The U.S. "Congress Mountain" website said on the 13th that the US Department of Defense said on the 12th that the United States provided by Ukraine to Ukraine was not used to attack Russia's Air Force base in Crimea, and the US military did not know the cause of the base in the base. Essence

Russia has always denied that the base was attacked. The Russian Ministry of Defense initially stated in the statement that around 3:20 pm on the 9th local time, several aviation ammunition stored in New Ferrovka Airport exploded, but no one was injured in this incident and deployed at the airport. Aviation equipment was not damaged. However, Crimean Chief Executive Akxinov subsequently said that the explosion at the New Ferva Airport caused 14 injuries and 1 death, and all casualties were civilians. Some Russian media said that the explosion accident may be due to the violation of fire safety regulations, and the current cause of the specific accidents is still under investigation.

However, the satellite photos provided by the West showed that multiple fighters of the base were damaged in the explosion. The US "national interests" websites believe that these fighters are scattered in different positions, which is unlikely to be caused by a single explosion, and it is more in line with the situation after being attacked multiple times. However, the outside world has different opinions on the specific loss of the Russian army. India's "Eurasian Times" said on the 12th that the attacked Saki base was the 43rd independent navy assault air group station in the Russia and Black Sea Fleet. Satellite photos showed that many buildings such as various places were damaged in the explosion. At least 3 Su -30 fighter jets and 5 Su-24 combat bomber were destroyed. However, it is also said that the Russian army may lose up to 20 fighters, which can be called "the worst losses in the Russian and Ukraine conflicts."

According to the "Congress Mountain" website, although senior officials of the US Department of Defense denied that the explosion of the Sakki base was related to American weapons, the explosion implied that the explosion was caused by the Ukrainian army attacked, and "and" it has seriously affected Russia's air power. " Strangely, Ukraine officials did not claim to be responsible for it. Bloomberg said on the 11th that Ukraine President Zelezzki also mentioned in a national speech that "in just one day, the occupant lost 10 fighters, 9 of which were in Crimea, and the other was in Zhaza in Zhaza. Polo -hot. "No name for the Ukraine told the United States" New York Times ". Although Ukraine's senior management did not confirm it, he believed that this was an attack launched by the Ukrainian troops.

What weapons may be used?

Satellite photos after the explosion of the Sakki base.

It is generally believed that the Pentagon is urgent to deny that it is related to the explosion of the Sakki base. It is obviously hoping to elute the suspicion -all parties have previously speculated that if the attacks launched by the Ukraine, the most likely weapon to use is the model of the United States aid.

The US "power" website analysis said that the Sakya base is at least 200 kilometers away from the front line control of the Ukraine, which theoretically exceeds the scope of Ukraine's long -range firepower. The range of "dots -U" short-range ballistic missiles in Ukraine is only 120 kilometers. The maximum range of domestic "Neptune" anti-ship missiles is 280 kilometers. All. Therefore, the most likely use weapon that the Ukraine attacks the Sakki base is the "Hamas" multi -tube rocket system provided by the United States to Ukraine. The system can launch a long -range rocket bullet (about 70 kilometers) and the army tactical missile, and the latter has a range of more than 300 kilometers. However, the Bayeon administration of the United States had previously worried that Ukraine used this remote weapon to attack Russia, and therefore refused to provide the missile to Ukraine. Although the United States does not recognize that Crimea is a Russian territory, if the Ukraine uses American weapons to attack Crimea, it may still cause strong retaliation of Russia. Essence

The "power" website said that there is another possibly the "fish fork" anti -ship missiles provided by the Ukraine using the U.S. and Denmark. It uses active radar guidance and has the potential to attack on the ground. The range of "fish fork" missiles is 100 kilometers, but if it is launched in the air, it can hit the goal of farther distance. Earlier, the outside world believed that due to different missile interface standards, Ukraine's Russian fighter aircraft could not launch Western missiles. However, the United States recently acknowledged that the Ukraine fighter has used the U.S. "Ham" anti -radiation missile to crack down on the Russian military radar, suggesting that Ukraine has obtained fighters that can launch Western missiles.

Is there any other possibility?

If the United States is telling the truth in the explosion of the Sakki base, will the Ukrainian military be able to complete the attack independently? The British "Viewer" magazine said on the 12th that it may be the planning of the Ukrainian special forces to implement the attack. Earlier this year, the British media disclosed that the British Special Forces "Special Air Force (SAS)" is training the local troops in Ukraine. A series of devastating attacks destroyed more than 200 Italy and German aircraft. " The Eurasian Times guess that the Sakaki base explosion may not be hit by a remote, but the Ukrainian special forces to manipulate and carry a small drone with explosive devices near the base to launch an attack. However, from the traces of damage of the Sakki base, the size of explosives used far more than the carrier capacity of small drones.

Ukraine's "Kyiv Post" also quoted Ukrainian military journalists Andre Chaplanel, saying that Ukraine may use the latest "Thunder-2" missile system. It is said that the missile has a range of more than 280 kilometers, and each "Thunder-2" missile can carry nearly half tons of explosives, "the target within 10,000 square meters can be crushed." However, the report acknowledged that the statement was not confirmed by other sources.

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