The Ukrainian military destroyed a series of Russian military helicopters at Kherson International Airport on Tuesday, according to new satellite images from Planet Labs.
A large black column of smoke appears to be rising from the airport in the satellite image, with a number of helicopters on fire.
New satellite image shows the destruction of Russian helicopters by Ukrainian forces at an airport in Kherson. https://t.co/g8tgVCLKLq pic.twitter.com/MfPS0UKtN2
– CNN (@CNN) March 16, 2022
In a magnified part of the image, helicopters are seen burning.
It is the most devastating known strike by the Ukrainian army against Russian helicopters during the war, with at least three Russian helicopters appearing to be on fire or destroyed at the airport.
Military vehicles seen near the airport have also been hit.
HitUkraine hit a number of Russian military vehicles & helicopters today at #Kherson airport. NASA’s large fire tracker FIRMS, Fire Info & Resource Management, picked up the explosion today at 1:42 local. Photos: Planet Labs #StandWithUkraine pic.twitter.com/ZLmzv5bnOs
– Formerly known as AltFireAviation (@AltFireAviation) March 16, 2022
CNN verified the authenticity of the image.
The military strike at the airport was carried out by NASA’s Firefighting Information Management System (FIRMS), which monitors major fires around the world.
According to sensory data collected by FIRMS, the military strike occurred around 1:42 p.m. Local time.
A satellite image from Maxar Technologies shows a series of Russian military helicopters sitting on the tarmac at the airport on Monday. (Maxar Technologies)
On Monday, satellite images from Maxar Technologies showed a number of Russian military helicopters on the tarmac at Herson International Airport. Dozens of military vehicles can be seen in the surrounding area.
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