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Blowing on the airfield in Crimea: Forbes calculated how much Russian planes could cost

As a result of the impact on the airfield near Novofedorivka, 8 to 24 units of Russian aviation equipment were destroyed in Crimea. Forbes calculated their value depending on the number and classification. According to the newspaper, the explosions at the airfield housed the aviation engine worth $ 650 - $ 850 million.

According to estimates, the estimated cost of Russian aircraft is: in some cases there may be circumstances that significantly affect the price of individual units, the publication notes. CNN reported that during explosions at the airfield in the occupied Crimea, Russia lost at least seven military aircraft - most of the Second World War. Experts and OSINT analytics have suggested that more than ten aircraft aircraft could be destroyed at the airfield.

(According to the General Staff of the Armed Forces - nine). According to the Air Force, the losses of the invaders are higher. On August 9, there were several explosions at Saki's military airfield near Novofedorivka in the Crimea occupied. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian aggressor country claimed that the "detonation of several aviation ammunition" was the cause of the explosions.