The new satellite imagery surfacing on social media has revealed that Pakistan’s Murid Air Base, located in Punjab province suffered extensive damage during India's retaliatory Operation Sindoor. It shows a massive crater just 30 meters away from the underground facility of Murid Air Base. On 7 May 2025, India launched Operation Sindoor, a retaliatory military attack that destroyed the nine terrorist infrastructures in Pakistan, and Pakistan-occupied-Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).
The Murid air base is 150 kilometres from the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated in Pakistan's Chakwal, supporting the Sargodha air base and the Nur Khan air base in Rawalpindi.
Damien Symon, a geospatial intelligence researcher associated with the Intel Lab shared the pictures via his X account. He wrote, "The Strike is visible at the most guarded complex within Murid Airbase. The approximately three-meter-wide munition impact crater is just 30 meters north of one of the two entrances to a likely underground facility."
"This complex is heavily protected with double fencing, its watchtowers, and access control indicating its high-value nature as a target. The earth-protected entrances suggest this site might serve as storage for special equipment or as a hardened operational shelter for personnel, capable of withstanding heavy bombardment," he added.
Symon is known for his analysis of satellite imagery to monitor military and infrastructure developments.
As reported by a media outlet, it had accessed the recent images to that of 16 April, i.e. before the Pahalgam terror attack in Kashmir which killed 26 tourists. The 16 April image clearly shows no damage or any crater near Pakistan's Murid Air Base.
On this comparison, Symon said, "Structural damage is evident at this facility, believed to serve as a command-and-control node near the UAV complex of the airbase. A portion of the roof has collapsed inward, and the outer walls also exhibit visible deterioration, likely from impact-related stress. A strike like this could've also caused damage within the upper floors of the building as well."
The image dated 17 May, captured a week after the strikes and following the declaration of a ceasefire, shows Pakistan conducting a clean-up operation at the air base, the media outlet reported.
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