Overnight on November 15, Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the Akhtubinsk military airfield in Russia’s Astrakhan region and an attack drone base in the Oryol region. A powerful secondary detonation was recorded at a storage facility containing components for air-launched guided missiles at the airfield.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the strikes.
Akhtubinsk airfield is located approximately 650 kilometers from the front line. It hosts the Russian Defense Ministry’s 929th State Flight Test Center.
It is one of Russia’s main facilities for testing new military aircraft and aviation weapons.
The airfield is also used to station Su-34 fighter-bombers, which carry out strikes with guided aerial bombs against Ukrainian cities and military positions.
According to Ukraine’s General Staff, a powerful secondary detonation occurred at a storage facility containing components for air-launched guided missiles following the attack.
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Ukrainian forces also struck a PRV-13 mobile radar height finder, a radar system designed to measure the altitude of airborne objects and determine their coordinates.
Attack drone launch base hit in Oryol region
The second target of the Ukrainian Defense Forces was the so-called Tsimbulova drone port near the settlement of the same name in Russia’s Oryol region.
According to the General Staff, Russian forces use the facility to store, prepare and launch attack drones.
These drones are used to attack Ukrainian cities, energy facilities and civilian infrastructure.
Ukraine’s General Staff emphasized that strikes on key Russian military facilities would continue until Russia completely ends its armed aggression against Ukraine.
