Drones may have damaged amphibious aircraft during attack on Yeysk airfield - OSINT investigator

Drones may have damaged amphibious aircraft during attack on Yeysk airfield - OSINT investigator

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During the drone attack on the Russian military airfield in Yeysk, not only fighter jets were damaged, but also the Be-200 amphibious aircraft, as evidenced by satellite images showing that the plane is missing part of its left wing.

During the drone attack on the Russian military airfield in Yeysk, not only fighters but also the Be-200 amphibious aircraft were damaged. This is evidenced by satellite images of the airfield, which were released by OSINT investigator MT Anderson, reports UNN.

Details 

The researcher published photos showing a Russian military airfield on the day after the drone attack.

According to him, the image shows that the plane is missing a part of the left wing, and there are traces of fuel on the plates.

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For reference

The Be-200 is a Russian amphibious aircraft (flying boat) manufactured at the Irkutsk Aviation Plant. The aircraft is capable of taking off from both land and water.

Main applications: firefighting, search and rescue operations, water surface protection, environmental missions, passenger and cargo transportation.

Recall 

On the night of April 5, a series of loud explosions occurred in the cities of Morozovsk (Rostov region), Engels (Saratov region) and Yeysk (Krasnodar region), where military airfields are located.

The next morning, the Russian Defense Ministry said that they had allegedly repelled a massive drone attack and destroyed more than 50 drones overnight.