Crimea blasts prompt invading Russian forces to urgently evacuate aircraft deep into the peninsula and to Russian territory - intelligence. Espreso

This was reported by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine in a telegram.

According to the message, after the explosions in Crimea, the Russians urgently move their planes and helicopters deep into the peninsula and to Russian airfields.

"Russian occupiers are carrying out measures to partially move aviation equipment from forward-based airfields in Crimea to reserve airfields and airfields permanently based on the territory of the Russian Federation. Such activity was noted after a series of explosions at military infrastructure facilities on the temporarily occupied Crimean peninsula, including on the territory of Saka airfields  (August 9) and Gvardiyske (August 16)", - writes the Main Directorate of Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

According to intelligence data, the flight of at least 24 planes and 14 helicopters is observed.

On August 11, the following planes were transferred to Gvardiyske airfield:

 5 Su-27/30 aircraft from the 38th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Belbek);

 5 SU-34 aircraft from the 559th bomber aviation regiment (Morozovsk).

 On August 17, a flight of helicopters was noted:

 3 KA-27 helicopters from the 318th separate mixed aviation regiment (Kacha) of the Black Sea Fleet in Chersonese;

 3 KA-27 helicopters from the 318th OZmAP to Sevastopol;

 8 helicopters to Krasnodar.

On August 17, the flight of aircraft from the Belbek airfield to the airfields located on the territory of the Russian Federation was noted:

 3 Su-35S aircraft from the 23rd Fighter Aviation Regiment (Dzemgi) of the 303rd Mixed Aviation Division (ZmAD) of the 11th Air Force and Air Defense Forces of the Eastern Military District in Primorsko-Akhtarsk;

 3 Su-34 aircraft from the 559th Bombardment Aviation Regiment (Morozovsk) 1 ZmAD 4 Army Air Force and Air Defense in Primorsko-Akhtarsk;

 5 CU-27/Z0SM aircraft from the 38th Fighter Aviation Regiment (Belbek) 27th ZmAD 4th Air Force and Air Defense Forces in Krymsk;

aircraft, probably MiG-31 in Gelendzhik;

 2 aircraft, probably MiG-31 in Kushchevsk;

It is also noted that during the flight, one of the MIG-31 aircraft caught fire on board, probably the main power plant and navigation equipment.