Russian General killed in strike on Belbek Air Base

An air strike on a Russian air base in Crimea killed a top General and ten other servicemen, the Russian media has said, Report informs.

Lieutenant General Alexander Tatarenko died in an attack on the Belbek air base on Wednesday, according to the Crimean Wind Telegram channel.

Kyiv Post could not independently verify the report, and officials in both Kyiv and Moscow have yet to comment.

Tatarenko was in overall charge of the Belbek air base, the Russian Federation’s most-developed and best-defended air force base in the Black Sea region.

It’s home to the 38th Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Russian Air Force, which flies Su-30SM2 and Su-27 aircraft.