The Kherson airport airstrike took place on 16 March 2022, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Wall Street Journal reported that "Ukraine carried out an airstrike on the Kherson airport, which is now a Russian airbase, and satellite imagery of the tarmac showed seven destroyed or damaged Russian helicopters, some of them engulfed in flames."[1]
Background[]
Main article: Battle of Kherson
During the Battle of Kherson, Russian forces captured Kherson International Airport and began using it as an airbase.[2][3][4]
References[]
- ↑ "Ukraine Mounts Counteroffensive to Drive Russians Back From Kyiv, Key Cities". The Wall Street Journal. 16 March 2022. https://www.wsj.com/articles/ukraine-mounts-counteroffensive-to-drive-russians-back-from-kyiv-key-cities-11647428858.
- ↑ "Russia claims to have besieged Ukraine's Kherson, Berdyansk" (in en-US). 2022-02-27. https://www.dailysabah.com/world/europe/russia-claims-to-have-besieged-ukraines-kherson-berdyansk.
- ↑ Sabbagh, Dan (27 February 2022). "Russian forces advance on Kyiv: fighting on fourth day of invasion". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/feb/27/kyiv-surrounded-says-mayor-fighting-on-fourth-day-of-russian-invasion-of-ukraine.
- ↑ "Russia says it "blocks" Ukraine's Kherson, Berdyansk – RIA" (in en). Reuters. 2022-02-27. https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-ukraine-crisis-russia-kherson-idUKKBN2KW06V.
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