Ukraine says it hit Russian military airfield in Lipetsk region

9/8/2024 17:12

        The Ukrainian military said on Friday it had hit a Russian military airfield in the Lipetsk region of western Russia overnight, damaging stockpiles of guided bombs and causing a series of detonations.
        
        Kyiv has been attacking Russian airbases to reduce Moscow's ability to use its warplanes to strike targets in Ukraine and hammer front lines with guided bombs and missiles. Russia began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
        
        "Several sources of ignition were recorded, a large fire broke out and multiple detonations were observed," Kyiv's military said on the Telegram messaging app.
        
        Russian Su-34, Su-35 and MiG-31 warplanes were based at the airfield, it said.
        
        A security source told Reuters that the attack was carried out by drones as dozens of planes and helicopters stood on the airfield, as well as a warehouse containing 700 guided bombs.