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​russians Start Restoring Abandoned Airfields in Temporarily Occupied Crimea

russian aircraft at the Saki air base on August 10, 2022, after Ukrainian attack / Photo credit: MAXAR
russian aircraft at the Saki air base on August 10, 2022, after Ukrainian attack / Photo credit: MAXAR

russian occupiers are moving their aircraft to inactive airfields, fearing new missile strikes by the Defense Forces of Ukraine

The Atesh partisan movement reported on its Telegram channel that russians are restoring abandoned airfields in temporarily occupied Crimea. The movement's agent from the 27th Aviation Division of the russian federation informed about the restoration of Zavodske Airport in Simferopol.

He informed that work is being done on runways, repair facilities as well as military equipment and people are being transferred to the airfield.

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russians Start Restoring Abandoned Airfields in Temporarily Occupied Crimea, Defense Express
The airfield coordinates / Photo credit: the Atesh partisan movement

The airfield coordinates were also given: 44.91882, 34.06627

"Due to positive trends in the destruction of russian military facilities on the peninsula, the occupiers are rapidly trying to restore abandoned sites such as Kirovske (near Feodosia) and Baherove (near Kerch) airfields. But our agents are vigilant and promptly send the information in reliable hands," the statement reads.

Earlier Defense Express reported that russians had strengthened naval base in Novorossiysk.

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