Satellite images reveal the number of Russian Mi-28s, Ka-52s and Su-25s at the Dzhankoy airfield
Satellite images have been made publicly available, showing that as of March 9, 2024, 10 Mi-28 and two Ka-52 attack helicopters, as well as four Su-25 attack aircraft were deployed at the Dzhankoy airfield in the temporarily occupied Crimea, which is the base for the 39th Helicopter Regiment.
At the same time, the Russian military also painted one fake Mi-28 at the airport for an unknown purpose. OSINT researcher MT Anderson wrote about this in a post on Twitter.
The analyst also noted that, according to satellite images, the Russian occupiers moved a division of S-400 systems from an old and equipped position to a new location.
However, a picture of this new position may raise suspicions that fake SAMs are actually there, while the real S-400s could have been moved elsewhere, for example, deeper into Russian territory to repel attacks by Ukrainian long-range kamikaze drones that are causing significant damage to Russian refineries.
From Defense Express, we would like to add that the Rashid attack helicopters and attack aircraft pictured above are an important target, as these Mi-28s, Ka-52s and Su-25s at the Dzhankoy airfield are likely to be used by the enemy in the fighting in southern Ukraine. Therefore, the Ukrainian Armed Forces desperately need long-range missiles from Western allies to neutralize the air threat from the enemy.
In turn, the moment with the fake Mi-28 drawn by racists at the airport in Dzhankoy looks strange, to say the least. There can be only one explanation for this – either the Russian invaders have lost at least one Mi-28 somewhere, at least for technical reasons, or they are going to add a few more of these “helicopters” in order to mislead about the number of “boards” available at the airfield.
