Ukraine strikes airfield in Lipetsk in addition to Sverdlov plant – General Staff report
Pravda Ukraine
On the night of 19-20 October, Ukraine’s defence forces set fire to the infrastructure of the Lipetsk-2 military airfield in Russia’s Lipetsk Oblast.
Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Facebook
Details: The target areas included ammunition warehouses, fuel and lubricant storage facilities, and aircraft equipment.
The airfield is known to host Su-34, Su-35, and MiG-31 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces.
As previously reported, Ukraine’s Defence Forces attacked the Sverdlov plant in the city of Dzerzhinsk. The plant manufactures chemicals used in artillery ammunition and high-explosive bombs.
According to available information, guided aircraft bombs were stored on the plant’s premises.
The General Staff of Ukraine’s says that several explosions were reported in the vicinity of both targets, as well as the engagement of the Russian air defence. The outcome of the attack is being specified.
Background: On the night of 19-20 October, drones targeted the Sverdlov plant, a state-owned enterprise producing explosives located in the Russian city of Dzerzhinsk in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast.
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