Overview
- Ukraine’s military intelligence agency reported a MiG-29 was destroyed at Kacha air base near Sevastopol and an Irtysh radar was struck near Simferopol.
- The agency said both operations were conducted overnight on Dec. 4 using long-range drones operated by its Prymary, or “Ghosts,” unit.
- Video released by HUR shows the aircraft and radar in drone crosshairs before apparent impacts, though the footage does not independently confirm damage.
- The Kyiv Independent reported the claims and noted it could not verify the outcomes or assess the extent of damage, and the drone type was not specified.
- The reported strikes align with Ukraine’s campaign since 2023 to degrade Russian military assets in occupied Crimea, following earlier HUR claims against an S-400 radar and Be-12 flying boats.