Drone / missile attack

Airport / Air Base

Saky airfield, Crimea — control tower and drone relay station struck

12 August 2026

Novofedorivka / Chornomorske, occupied Crimea

45.0800, 33.6800

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What happened

Ukraine's General Staff said its forces struck the control tower at Saky airfield and a relay station used to control Geran- and Gerbera-type attack drones near Chornomorske on 12 August, stating the strikes 'weaken Russia's ability to operate the military airfield and control attack drones.' This is a distinct target set from the 1 July hangar strike at the same airfield recorded separately on this site. The reviewed reporting (via Ukrinform, citing the General Staff's Facebook statement) did not detail damage assessments, provide independent imagery, or report casualties.

When cited sources give different casualty, damage or spill figures for this event, they’re reported side by side above rather than merged into one number. See how confidence levels work.

Evidence
Documented
Confidence
High
Infrastructure
Airport / Air Base
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Latitude
45.0800°
Longitude
33.6800°

Attribution

Claimed by Ukraine

Sources

  1. Ukrainian forces strike Saky airfield control tower, drone relay station in CrimeaUkrinform, citing Ukraine's General Staff · Incident reporting