Missile attack on Crimea: Russian air defense base on Mount Ai-Petri damaged, military unit commander killed - Russian media
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A Russian air defense base on Mount Ai-Petri in Crimea was damaged by a missile strike, killing commander Alexander Kulakov and another serviceman, and injuring others.
A Russian air defense base on Mount Ai-Petri was damaged as a result of a morning missile attack on Crimea. The commander of the military unit was killed, UNN reports with reference to the Astra Telegram channel.
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"Today... at around 6 a.m., several missiles (probably Storm Shadow) attacked the military unit 85683 on Mount Ai-Petri in Crimea," sources in the emergency services of the annexed region told ASTRA.
According to the Telegram channel, there is a "secret" military air defense base of the 3rd Radio Technical Regiment of the Russian Armed Forces on the mountain.
"The territory of the military unit was damaged as a result of the missile strike, the commander of the 85683 military unit Oleksandr Kulakov and another serviceman were killed. There are also wounded, their number is being clarified," the statement said.
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According to Astra, in the Soviet years, the Radio Technical Center for Long-Range Reconnaissance and Guidance of Air Defense Troops was established on the top of Mount Ai-Petri. The domes of the radar's protective structures like balls often attracted the attention of tourists. Radar complexes are hidden under these domes, Krym. Realii" wrote earlier. There is also a military camp for those who maintain these facilities.
The 3rd Radio Regiment is a military formation within the radio engineering troops of the Russian Armed Forces. It was formed in 2014 after the annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation on the basis of the 40th Radio Engineering Brigade of the Air Force of Ukraine. The headquarters is located in Sevastopol.
