Two Russian Su-27 fighter jets have been shot down at Belbek airfield in Crimea.

Axar.az reports that this was announced by the press service of Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU).

It was stated that one of the aircraft was fully loaded and ready for a combat mission. The estimated value of each aircraft is about $70 million.

Damage to the control tower has also been confirmed, which could complicate the organization and management of flights at the airfield.

“This was the second successful strike on Belbek airfield in recent days. On December 18, the Service’s drones destroyed Russian equipment worth hundreds of millions of dollars at this airfield. This equipment included two Nebo-SVU radars, a 92N6 radar from the S-400 Triumph air defense system, a Pantsir-S2 air defense system, and a MiG-31 aircraft fully equipped with ammunition,” the statement said.