The Russians have traditionally declared that their air defense had worked.
On the night of August 20, the Ukrainian Armed Forces struck one of the military bases in the temporarily occupied Melitopol. It had already been damaged before. This was reported by the city's mayor Ivan Fedorov in Telegram.
The official noted that immediately after the explosions, the occupying “administration” reacted, declaring that “anti-aircraft defense had worked” in the city. However, the thick smoke near the airfield suggests otherwise.
“According to preliminary data, a hit was made in one of the Russian military bases, which the occupiers are already trying to restore in the area of the airfield. The collaborators immediately reported to their elder brother that their air defense system had worked. It worked so well that the smoke is still coming. However, if the Russian Army has such air defense systems, the Armed Forces of Ukraine will definitely get them as soon as possible,” wrote Fedorov, attaching an eloquent video.
Let us remind you that in recent weeks in Melitopol and nearby settlements, explosions regularly occur in places where Russian military equipment is concentrated.
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