"Russia has deployed an anti-missile defense system (ABM) in the Ukrainian Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, which was occupied by Moscow in 2014," the Israeli media reported.

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According to Israeli military analyst Guy Plopsky, the S-400 complex is located 30 kilometers from the Saki military airport.

"The weapons in question are considered to be among the best in the world," said the expert quoted by the media.

Note that there is an S-400 battalion based near Yevpatoriya, ~30km from Saki AB.

Whether it could have defended the base against a missile attack depends on many factors.

In any case, if this was indeed a missile attack, then this is another big failure on the part of Russian AD.

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— Guy Plopsky (@GuyPlopsky) August 9, 2022

The deployment of the S-400 took place after explosions erupted at the military airport near the city of Yevpatoria.

According to Moscow, the explosions were caused by improper handling of explosives.

She reported 14 injured.

14 are already injured in yesterday's explosions in Crimea

Kyiv media said dozens of Russian soldiers and officers were killed in the incident.

"There have been suggestions that the base was attacked by the Armed Forces of Ukraine. If this information is officially confirmed, it will mean that the Moscow Air Force has suffered the most significant losses in equipment since the Second World War in a single attack. In Crimea, 10 Su-24 and Su-26 aircraft were destroyed, and probably four more combat machines were disabled," Migneuz added.

The latest Russian anti-aircraft systems were delivered to the occupied Crimea.pic.twitter.com/lEmpZm2wzT

— Altavista

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