The Defense Forces of Ukraine launched a series of coordinated strikes on Sunday, July 5, targeting critical Russian military infrastructure, including the Gvardiyske airfield in occupied Crimea and key logistics bridges in the Donetsk region.
According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the operation forms part of a broader, ongoing campaign designed to degrade the offensive potential and logistical capabilities of the Russian military.
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The extent of the damage inflicted on the Gvardiyske airfield is currently being assessed. Gvardiyske is recognized as one of the primary Russian military airbases on the occupied peninsula.
“The airfield is used for basing operational-tactical and naval aviation aircraft, ensuring combat sorties, logistics, and technical maintenance of aviation equipment,” the General Staff noted.
In a simultaneous effort to sever Russian supply lines, Ukrainian forces struck two strategic road bridges in the eastern Donetsk region: the bridge over the Hruzkyi Yalanchyk River near Huselnykove and the bridge across the Kalmius River near Staromarivka.
The military stated that Russian forces regularly utilize these routes to transport personnel, weapons, ammunition, and other logistical supplies to the front lines.
Furthermore, the operation targeted three separate Russian ammunition depots located near Makiivka in the Donetsk region, Dovzhansk in the Luhansk region, and Preobrazhenka in the Kherson region.
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A coordinated campaign against Russian aviation
The July 5 strike on Gvardiyske follows a highly active week of Ukrainian operations targeting Russian air power and aviation infrastructure across occupied territories.
On Friday, July 3, the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced that its drones had struck the Saky and Gvardiyske military airfields in occupied Crimea. The SBU stated that the operations were part of a 40-day campaign approved by President Volodymyr Zelensky aimed at increasing pressure on Russia.
During that operation, the SBU reported hitting seven hangars at the Saky airfield. According to preliminary data provided by the agency, at least seven aircraft – including Su-30SM, Su-30, and Su-24 models – were destroyed or damaged. This marked the second SBU strike on the Saky airfield within the same week. The agency also reported strikes on two hangars at Gvardiyske used for storing Shahed drones.
Additionally, on Saturday, July 4, Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) released details of a June 26 drone strike on the Belbek military airfield in occupied Crimea. HUR reported that specialists from its Unmanned Systems Department destroyed a Russian MiG-29 fighter jet and an airfield power unit that was servicing the aircraft at the time of impact.
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