Milan, 15 Nov. (LaPresse) – Ukrainian forces have struck a military airport in the Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, and a site used for the storage, preparation and launch of drones in the Orel Oblast. This was announced by the Ukrainian General Staff, as reported by Kyiv Independent. In the Astrakhan Oblast, the media outlet reports, the drones targeted Achtubinsk Airport, which houses the 929th State Flight Test Centre, one of Russia’s main facilities dedicated to testing new military aircraft and weaponry, according to the General Staff. Russia uses this airport to station Su-34 fighter-bombers, which are deployed to launch attacks on Ukrainian cities and military positions using glide bombs. According to the General Staff, following the attack, a violent secondary explosion was recorded at an ammunition depot where components for guided air-to-ground missiles were stored.
Ukraine, Kyiv: military airport in the Astrakhan Oblast hit
Milan, 15 Nov. (LaPresse) – Ukrainian forces have struck a military airport in the Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, and a site used for the storage, preparation and launch of drones in the Orel Oblast. This was announced by the Ukrainian General Staff, as reported by Kyiv Independent. In the Astrakhan Oblast, the media outlet reports, the drones targeted Achtubinsk Airport, which houses the 929th State Flight Test Centre, one of Russia’s main facilities dedicated to testing new military aircraft and weaponry, according to the General Staff. Russia uses this airport to station Su-34 fighter-bombers, which are deployed to launch attacks on Ukrainian cities and military positions using glide bombs. According to the General Staff, following the attack, a violent secondary explosion was recorded at an ammunition depot where components for guided air-to-ground missiles were stored.