According to Kyiv, Ukrainian drones destroyed two Tu-142 anti-submarine aircraft and the Iskander system at the airport in Taganrog. Russia reports dead and fires.
Russian authorities report casualties and material damage after Ukrainian drone attacks. Ukrainian Unmanned Systems Forces (SBS) destroyed two Tu-142 aircraft and an Iskander missile system at the Russian military airport in Taganrog on the night of Saturday. This was reported by the DPA agency and SBS commander Robert Brovdi, who goes by the call sign Hungarian, writes TASR.
- Ukrainian drones destroyed two planes and the Iskander system in Russia.
- Three men were killed in the Belgorod region after a drone attack.
- Fires broke out in various places after attacks on infrastructure.
- Russia announced the shooting down of 127 Ukrainian drones during the night.
In the Russian border region of Belgorod, according to the regional crisis staff, three men died in the village of Oktjabrski. A fire broke out in an oil warehouse in Armavir in the Krasnodar region, which had already been targeted by Ukrainian drones in the past. According to governor Yuriy Slussar, a fire broke out in the port of Taganrog in the Rostov region of a tanker, a fuel tank and an administrative building.
According to the Hungarian, they destroyed two TU-142 long-range anti-submarine aircraft at the SBS airport there. The Russian Air Force has about 30 Tu-142s, which are no longer in production, and according to expert estimates, the price ranges from 60 to 80 million dollars apiece. The destroyed Iskander is intended for launching surface-to-surface missiles.
Ukraine has repelled most of the drones
The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that 127 Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russian territory and the annexed peninsula of Crimea during the night. This information cannot be independently verified, and the ministry traditionally does not report damage.
The Ukrainian Air Force reported that one rocket, six cruise missiles and 290 drones were attacked from Russia overnight. They managed 284 rebounds and there were nine hits in seven places. Debris fell in ten places. According to the governor of the Zaporozhye region, Ivan Fedorov, one person was killed and two others were injured in the Russian attack. Authorities reported three injured after the Russian attack in Kherson.
Russia has been waging a devastating war of aggression against Ukraine for more than four years. As part of the defensive struggle, Ukraine focuses on counterattacks in the Russian interior and systematically attacks the oil industry, which is important for Moscow in financing the war. According to DPA, the number of victims there and the extent of damage are incomparably lower than the devastating consequences of the war in Ukraine unleashed by the Kremlin.
