A satellite image of the Russian airbase in Novofedorivka 4 hours before the explosions appeared on the web.

A picture from the Planet Labs satellite was released by the “Scheme” (Radio Liberty – ed.) investigative journalists.

This airfield is one of the key airfields of the Crimean Peninsula for Russian military aviation. Until 2014, it belonged to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

Currently, the 43rd Fighter Regiment of the Russian Air and Space Forces is based there.

This air Regiment consists mainly of Su-30SM, Su-33 fighters and Su-24М bombers.

An unknown aircraft was located at the airbase hours before the explosions began.

Occupied Crimea became not only a bridgehead for the offensive from the south by ground forces, but also a convenient base for air raids for Russia.

Here are located at least two large military airbases, which Russian Federation actively uses in the war against Ukraine.

One of the key airbases for Russian aviation in occupied Crimea is located near the city of Novofedorivka.

The base was ready for immediate hostilities before the start of a full-scale offensive.

One of the pilots, who flew from the city of Saki and bombed the cities of Ukraine, was held captive after his plane was shot down in the Mykolaiv Region.

This is the commander of the aviation squadron Major Alexei Golovensky. During a press conference in Kyiv, he said that he performed similar tasks in Syria.