A base literally just exploded in Crimea
... and a thousand Ukrainian bases exploded since February 24th - you didn't see me dancing around then, proclaiming strategic success. Now I understand, that in this David and Goliath battle, as you see it, we are supposed to magnify every Ukrainian success 100X, otherwise we are not good people, but there have to be reasonable limits. The amount of planes lost represents a tiny fraction of overall RF airpower. This is the largest such strike since the start of the war. We can manage losing this amount every six months, without losing our mind.
This is war, and there will be losses, and many more bases will be struck - on both sides.
I read Ukrainian news, and I see that the mood has taken a noticeable turn for the worse, even as you cheer here about the strikes in Crimea. Google Translate is your friend:
censor.net/ua/resonance/3358083/pisky_myasorubka
censor.net/ua/news/3360533/v_piskah_tryvayut_zapekli_boyi_ukrayinski_zahysnyky_prosyat_genshtab_pro_dopomogu_nemaye_sliv_aby_opysatyAs context:
1) censor.net.ua is perhaps the most nationalistic, pro-war, anti-Russian news site that exists in the Ukraine. If I'm not mistaken, it is also the most visited website.
2) It is run by Yuri Butusov, a person that hates Russia a little bit more than PolAmKrakow when he is drunk.
3) The two articles are written by Ukrainian officers and commanders fighting on the Eastern front.
Read them, and draw your own conclusions.