A Van wrote
3. The whole strike seems to be nothing but a "demo". The airstrip is OK, the planes in the field are OK. Some 6 old MiGs are gone with their shelters, fuel facilities, hangar with training classes and other secondary stuff. Quite nothing for 59 Tomahawks sent.
I believe that they were targeting Su-22 Fitters at the base. The planes in the field are old retired types used as training aids, decoys, etc. They have been there for years and obviously the US planners left them alone. Old MiG-15 or 17 (Likely 17) and retired Su-7 Fitter. Some could also be old Su-17/20s, but more than likely just Su-7s.
4. Disregarding the above consideration about the "demo", there are some rumours that less than 50% of CMs reached that airbase. I doubt such a poor performance, however 2 dead in the neighbouring village raises a point about accuracy. Anyway, it would be interesting to get real numbers. At least the holes on the planet are countable.
Of course the Russian Ministry are going to downplay the number of TLAMs that hit the base. It is all part of the propaganda game. The Pentagon are claiming 58 out of 59 hit their target. The same with the Russian UAV footage where they highlight the intact aircraft next to the runway. They know that those are derilict retired types and have been there for years, but they post the footage without comment and the armchair warriors fill in the blanks and claim "missed aircraft".