Ukraine said on Friday its missile forces struck a Russian military airfield in Crimea that has been used for long-range attacks against it, the latest in a series of blows to the Russian military on the occupied peninsula, Paralel.Az reports citing Reuters.

The Ukrainian military's general staff said in a statement that Russia's Saky airfield in western Crimea was the latest target to be struck and that it was assessing the aftermath.

"This is one of the operational airfields that Russia uses to control the airspace, in particular the Black Sea, and for launching airstrikes on Ukrainian territory," it said.

The statement did not say which weapon was used but that the attack was carried out by Ukraine's missile forces alongside other contingents. There was no immediate comment from Russia's defence ministry or local Moscow-installed officials.