Journalist at Schemes
@cxemu
, an investigative news project run by RFE/RL's Uk
@radiosvoboda
. Author of investigations revealing corruption and war crimes.
At the site where the warehouses were probably located in the Ostrogozhsky district, Voronezh region, Russia the fire is still going on. This can be seen on
@planet
#satellite
images available to Schemes (
@cxemu
). Here is a comparison of images from July 31 and August 24.
Using
#satellite
imagery of
@planet
@cxemu
found the location of another
#A50
aircraft used by Russia for reconnaissance in the war against Ukraine. It is stationed in the city of Taganrog, at the Taganrog-South airport.
#Satellite
imagery by
@planet
from August 23, available to Schemes (
@cxemu
), shows the destroyed ferry and several small vessels nearby that could also have been damaged by the strike on the
#Kavkaz
port in the Krasnodar Territory of the Russian Federation.
Publishing new
@planet
satellite images for November 5. They show the damaged Askold ship at the berth of the
#Zaliv
shipyard in occupied
#Kerch
@cxemu
In the occupied
#Crimea
, Russia has built a new military base in the village Shiroke near Simferopol, next to the railway station and the Gvardiyske military airfield. This is reported by
@cxemu
using
@planet
satellite images and
#OSINT
tools
Schemes
@cxemu
got Planet Labs
#satellite
imagery from August 14, that shows the aftermath of Ukrainian drone strikes on the
#Borisoglebsk
airfield near the city of the same name in the Voronezh region of Russia.
The latest
#satellite
images from
@planet
for August 4, which are available to
@cxemu
(
@radiosvoboda
), show the consequences of the attack by Ukrainian Defense Forces drones on the
#Morozovsk
military airfield in the Rostov region of Russia.
Schemes (
@cxemu
) got
@planet
satellite imagery from August 9. It shows the aftermath of the Ukrainian military strikes on the
#Lipetsk
airfield near the city of the same name in Russia.
According to a source in the Security Service of Ukraine long-range drones of the SBU and the Defense Forces (Air Forces, Special Forces, Defense Intelligence and other branches of the military) carried out the largest attack on Russian military airfields in the entire war.
Schemes (
@cxemu
) demonstrate the consequences of the explosion at the Russian airfield of the city of Kursk with the help of satellite images by
@planet
.
Aviation expert Anatoly Khrapchynskyi helped us analyze satellite images and significant damage to at least 2 IL-76 aircraft was observed. Here is one of them, on which you can see a black spot in the middle of the plane
According to the images, the northwestern part of the airfield was hit. In a commentary to Schemes, aviation expert Anatoliy Khrapchynsky explained that the technical and operational unit that repairs and maintains aircraft is located there.
Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported before about 4 destroyed and several damaged Russian aircraft in Pskov. Currently, part of the airfield is not visible and the wreckage of the planes may be there
"On the satellite image, we can see that the surface near the wings is damaged, most likely the drones tried to hit the fuel tanks located in that part of the plane. But this is still the removal of the plane for overhaul, which will take at least 2-3 months," explained expert
#Satellite
images by
@planet
have emerged of the aftermath of a strike on an aircraft factory in the Voronezh region that repairs missiles that Russia launches at Ukrainian territory from fighter jets and combat helicopters.
@cxemu
"You can see that ship is still afloat, but the upper part of it is noticeably damaged. Askold was already at the dock, cause it was supposed to be delivered in December," said Andriy Ryzhenko, a reserve navy captain, in a commentary to Schemes after analyzing the satellite image
Also, this type of aircraft was spotted on satellite imagery at Taganrog airport in September 2023 and on 15/02/24. At the same time, it was not seen at the airport on February 28, which may indicate the active use of it
It can also be noted that the drone attacks have removed most of the fighter jets that were previously present at the airfield. For example only 3 of Su-34 we can see in this zone of Morozovsk
It is currently difficult to say what exactly is burning in the forest, but judging by the video of the detonation, it is likely to be Russian weapons depots. This may also be evidenced by the defense structures hidden in the forest, which became better visible after the fire.
On January 14 and February 23 of this year, the Ukrainian Air Force reported the downing of two A-50s over Azov Sea, at least one of which was based in Russia at the Anapa airfield, which is much further from the line of combat.
There is also news from
#Savasleyka
.
@cxemu
publishes satelite images from
@planet
, which show that the airfield's storage facilities have been damaged.
Russia has transferred 20 military helicopters to the airfield of the temporarily occupied Berdyansk as a result of the start of the offensive operation of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Zaporizhzhia region.
@cxemu
On November 4, the Armed Forces of Ukraine launched a missile attack on a plant in
#Kerch
in occupied Crimea. The Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed that one of the ships that was there was damaged.
On the night of August 3, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the Defense Forces had struck the Russian Morozovsk airfield. The Ukrainian Armed Forces recorded a hit on ammunition depots, where guided aerial bombs were stored, among other things.
The satellite also recorded damaged infrastructure. In particular, a part of the railroad track leading to the water was damaged. The images also show signs of a fire - fire trucks are parked near the shore.
The
#NewYear
for me started with an explosion, and later with the siren of an air alarm. It happened at 0:35. This is the new reality of
#Ukrainians
, but we will not give up!
On June 14, a drone attack on the Morozovsk airfield also damaged aircraft near the repair hangar, as reported by the Russian service of Radio Liberty (
@kromark
), citing satellite images.
On the afternoon of August 22, the authorities of the Krasnodar Kraj of the Russian Federation announced an attack on the port of Kavkaz. Later, videos appeared on social media showing the ferry Conro Trader, which was transporting fuel, on fire.
Earlier on the night of July 22, Ukrainian drones attacked the Morozovsk military airfield, which was first reported by Russian telegram channels, publishing eyewitness videos.
Наслідки вибуху на аеродромі в російському Єйську (Краснодарський край)
У розпорядженні
@cxemu
є супутникові знімки
@planet
за 1 березня, на яких можна побачити наслідки пожежі на території полігону ППО, що знаходиться західніше аеродрому.
@cxemu
has
#satellite
images from
@planet
dated April 19, which show the consequences of the strikes on the Crimean airfield. In particular, the damage can be seen near the ammunition and air defense systems.
Consequences of explosions in occupied Sevastopol, that happened on April 29.
@planet
satellite images show that about 10 oil tanks have been destroyed.
@cxemu
We were also able to identify which military unit was stationed on this territory - it is the 101st separate logistics brigade of the Russian army. Such brigades are engaged in the delivery of fuel, evacuation and repair of military equipment, and other tasks.
According to the interviewed military experts, the new military base of the 101st brigade indicates an increase in the number of Russian military forces in occupied Crimea.
Using Planet Labs satellite imagery from June 23,
@cxemu
show the pontoon crossing that appeared after missile strikes on the old and new
#Chongar
Bridges, as well as the aftermath of those strikes.
"The images show targeted strikes on air defense systems, which disabled them, and damage to the enemy's ammunition depot. It should be noted that after the strikes, most of the aircraft were redeployed," aviation expert Anatoliy Khrapchynsky explained in a comment to Schemes.
Ukrainian UAVs were able to damage at least two Russian fighters, Su-27 and Su-34, according to aviation expert Anatoly Khrapchinsky, who analyzed satellite images at the request of Schemes and the Russian service of RFE/RL
У розпорядженні
@cxemu
з’явились свіжі супутникові фото
@planet
з аеродрому Мачулищі в Білорусі за 28 лютого 2023 року. На них видно літак ВКС РФ #А50У. Це борт дальнього радіолокаційного виявлення. Зокрема, його можуть використовувати для більш точного наведення ракет на цілі.
Water from the Kakhovsky Reservoir stopped flowing to the North Crimean Canal through the tributary, which began to shallow after the destruction of the Kakhovsky HPP by the Russian military. This is confirmed by satellite images of
@planet
for June 13.
@cxemu
@cxemu
has established the exact location and is publishing images from the
@planet
satellite, which show the place of the hit and the damaged pier to which the Russian boat was moored.
As promised, satellite images by
@planet
: the aftermath of the explosions at the Russian military airfield in Saky (Crimea), near Novofedorivka. It can be seen that about a dozen aircraft were seriously damaged or ceased to exist.
@cxemu
The
#satellite
recorded the consequences of an air strike on the Luhansk Machine-Building Plant-100 in the occupied territory.
@planet
satellite images from April 14, which are available to
@cxemu
, show that at least one building of the plant was significantly damaged.
Нещодавно аналітики з
@CITeam_ru
повідомили про те, що армія РФ «розконсервовує» стару радянську техніку, відправляючи на війну проти України застарілі танки часів Другої світової Т-54/Т-55. Про це також може свідчити ситуація на військовій базі РФ у Бєлгородській області.
@COUPSURE
The satellite recorded the damaged buildings of the boarding house and traces of fires - this is noticeable in comparison with the image from May 26.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked the Armed Forces separately for this. The Defense Intelligence Agency announced a list of "destroyed or critically damaged" Russian equipment: 4 S-400 launchers, 3 radars, an air defense control center, and airspace surveillance equipment.
Image was taken at 10:01 a.m. on December 6. It shows a column of smoke that stretches for more than 9 km. The smoke is coming from the oil depot located on the airfield.
Several dozen military aircraft are also located here. It is currently unknown whether they were injured.
Satellite images by
@planet
from July 19 show the aftermath of explosions and fires at the ammunition depot near the Starokrymsk military training ground in the occupied Crimea.
@cxemu
According to the General Staff of Ukraine, during the attack on the night of August 8-9, the Ukrainian military hit Russian warehouses with guided aerial bombs and a number of other facilities near the Lipetsk airport.
On the air of the telethon, a representative of the GUR, Andriy Yusov, said that this was a Mongoose series vessel, which costs more than 125 million rubles ($1.3 million).
Russia has not yet officially commented on these events.
After the explosions at the Russian airfields of long-range aviation, they began to place planes more carefully there. In addition, 6 Tu-95s were moved from Engels-2. It can be seen on images by
@planet
, published by
@cxemu
.
On May 6,
@DI_Ukraine
reported a successful operation to destroy a RU vessel in occupied Crimea and published a video.
"As a result of the operation of the Group 13 unit of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, a Magura V5 attack marine drone destroyed a speedboat of RU invaders"
Satellite recorded damage to the building of the 711th Aviation Plant in the city of Borisoglebsk, more than 300 km from the territories controlled by Ukraine. The image shows damage to the building on the plant's territory, roof collapsed. The look before strike:
Earlier,
@radiosvoboda
journalists, citing an informed source, reported that several dozen fighters and helicopters were stationed at the Lipetsk airfield, as well as warehouses with more than 700 guided bombs.
Only 6 strategic bombers (4 TU-95 and 2 TU-160) remained at the airfield of Russia Engels-2. Others were displaced after the explosions that happened here on December 26, 2022. Before that, there were more than 20 such aircraft.
@cxemu
@planet
A series of explosions occurred near the military airfield in Dzhankoy during the night of April 17. The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported that the missile strike was carried out by the Ukrainian Defense Forces, hitting "designated Russian military targets."
According to aviation expert Anatoliy Khrapchynsky, this airfield is one of the largest bases for Russian helicopters, as well as a military transportation hub that serves to move both equipment and ammunition, as well as personnel.
Earlier on December 6, the governor of the Kursk region of Russia, Roman Starovoit, reported that there was a fire at the airfield in the Russian city of Kursk - an oil storage tank caught fire in the area of the Kursk airfield as a result of a drone attack.