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A large -scale attack on military aerodromes throughout Russia will have destroyed more than 40 planes. The operation, which took more than a year and a half to plan, used drones released from trucks inside Russian territory to attack air bases away from the border – including one in Siberia.
The Ukraine Armed Forces made an attack on drones on Sunday that destroyed more than 40 Russian aircraft in deep Russian territory, an employee of Ukrainian security services told Associated Press.
The employee, who spoke on condition of anonymity, released operational details of the attack, which It took more than 1 and a half to execute and was personally supervised by the president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
The operation involved Drones transported in containers carried by trucks to the interior of the Russian territorywho managed to attack air bases away from the border – including one in Siberiaexplained the source of AP.
The Ukrainian media, which cite sources of Ukrainian security services, report that at least Four aerodromes Military people were targeted: Dyagilevo in the Ryazan region, Olenya in the Murmansk region, Beauty in the Irkutsk and Severny region of the Ivanovo region.
Among the air bases hit by Ukrainian drones is the Belaya Air Base in the Irkutsk region of Russia, Russia, more than 4,000 kilometers from UkraineSaltra.
The Governor of Irkutsk, Igor Kobzevconfirmed the attack with drones, noting that it was the first attack of this type in Siberian territory since the beginning of the war on a large scale. He said the target was a military facility in Sredny and that “there is no threat to civilians’ lives or health.”
According to the independent Russian portal, the attacks allegedly reached more than 40 Russian aircraftincluding early warning aircraft A-50 and several TU-95 and Tu-23m3 Strategic Bombers. Sources estimate the damage caused to the Russian army in about 2 billion euros.
The Baza and Mash channels on Telegram reported that the drones used in Murmansk and Irkutsk were released from parked trucks along the nearby highlights.
Governor Kobzev also confirmed that a drone had been effectively released from a truck. “The source of the drone launch has already been neutralized. It was a truck. The main thing is not to panic“He wrote on Telegram.
Russian Russian Russian channel on Telegram reported that several TU-95 and Tu-22 bombers were destroyed in the attack. “TU-95 and Tu-22 Strategic Bombers have ceased to be produced for a long time and cannot be replaced. You lose They are irrecoverable“.
“That is, without exaggeration, a serious blow to our strategic forces – The result of great intelligence flaws and a negligent attitude Regarding aviation equipment, which, even after repeated attacks, remained parked in open fields without any shelter, ”wrote the channel.
According to the Pro-Guerra Fighterbomber channel on Telegram, near Russia’s aerospace forces, “today it will later be remembered as a black day for the long -range aviation of Russia. And the day is not even over“.