Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) confirmed a drone strike on 1 July 2026 at the Saki military airfield in occupied Crimea, delivering five hits on hangars housing Su-30 and Su-30SM fighters. A fire erupted in the hangar containing an Su-30SM, indicating probable destruction of the aircraft valued between $30 million and $50 million. The operation, executed by SBU Special Operations Center “A”, targeted critical infrastructure to degrade Russia’s Black Sea air defense capabilities. Two hangars sheltered Su-30 variants at the time of impact. This strike marks the first verified drone attack on Saki hangars within Zelenskyy’s 40-day campaign, directly challenging Russian operational impunity in Crimea.