“According to the GUR, on the night of December 4, on the territory of the Kacha military airfield in Crimea, the Ukrainian military hit a Russian MiG-29 fighter”, — write: www.radiosvoboda.org
According to Ukrainian intelligence, on the night of December 4, 2025, on the territory of the “Kacha” military airfield in Crimea, Ukrainian military personnel of the “Ghosts” special unit hit a Russian MiG-29 multi-purpose fighter.
“On the same night, the “Primar” airfield radar complex “Irtysh” near the temporarily occupied Simferopol was also hit. Special units of the GUR continue to systematically weaken the air defense system of the Muscovites over the temporarily occupied peninsula, destroying radars, anti-aircraft systems, and from now on fighter aircraft of the Russian Armed Forces,” the intelligence report says.
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The editorial staff of RFE/RL is currently unable to independently verify this information. The Russian side has not yet commented on this message.
On December 1, the command of the Special Operations Forces announced that on the night of November 28, the Ukrainian military struck the area of storage and launch of Shahed-type attack UAVs near Cape Chauda in Crimea.
Since 2022, the territory of the peninsula has been attacked by drones and missiles almost every day, in most cases the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation or the Russian authorities do not confirm the hitting of military objects, even if this information can be verified.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, when confirming the attacks, indicate that the Defense Forces of Ukraine “systematically implement measures aimed at reducing the combat potential of the Russian occupation forces, as well as forcing the Russian Federation to stop armed aggression against Ukraine.”