Ukraine reportedly conducted extensive missile strikes on Crimea, targeting the Balbek airfield utilized by Russian forces. According to military sources cited by Ukrainian news outlets, Scalp and Storm Shadow missiles were employed in the attacks on January 31, potentially resulting in losses of Russian aircraft and personnel. However, Russia's defense ministry appeared to deny this, asserting that it had thwarted a 20-missile attack on Crimea. Both the Russian Ministry of Defense and the Kremlin-appointed governor of Crimea's Sevastopol acknowledged missile fragments damaging areas near the airfield. A prominent Russian war blogger suggested that Ukrainian forces used Storm Shadow cruise missiles in the strikes, as reported by the ISW.

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