Explosions earlier this month at the Saki air base located on the annexed peninsula Crimea they disabled more than half of their fighters Russian Black Sea Fleet– said the Western official.

On August 9, multiple explosions occurred at an air base located near the city. Novofiontorovka on the western coast of the peninsula annexed by Russia in 2014;

The official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said: Ukraine now successively reaches “kinetic resultsdeep behind Russian lines, which has a significant impact on the logistics of Russia and has a “significant psychological impact on the Russian leadership.”

“Now we understand that what happened in Saki Airport August 9 put out of action more than half of the fighters of the naval aviation of the Black Sea Fleet, ”the official said.

The official said the Black Sea Fleet was struggling to operate more “Coast Guard Flotilla”who occasionally launches rocket attacks, and that his attempt to threaten amphibious assaults was thwarted.

The official added that, overall, the war “is now in operational stagnation.”

“The ground forces of neither side have sufficient concentrated combat capability to deliver effective strikes that could in any way significantly affect the course of the war,” he said.

Reuters