• 11/25/2024

Ukraine’s General Staff confirms strike on Russian Lipetsk air base

Pravda Ukraine

Ukraine’s defence forces hit the Lipetsk military air base in Russia on the night of 8-9 August. Su-34, Su-35 and MiG-31 aircrafts are based there.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine

Quote: “At night, the Ukrainian defence forces hit the Lipetsk air base (Lipetsk Oblast, Russia). During the attack, warehouses with guided aerial bombs and a number of other facilities near the airport were hit. Several sources of ignition were detected, a massive fire broke out and multiple detonations were observed.”

Details: It is reported that the results of the damage to the aircraft at the air base are still being clarified.

The General Staff also reported that the Armed Forces of Ukraine landed strikes on Russian anti-aircraft missile divisions in the temporarily occupied territory of Donetsk Oblast.

In particular, the Ukrainian units struck two Russian S-350 systems and one S-300 system. An accurate hit and destruction of one S-350 radar was confirmed.

Quote: “Information about the other two targets is currently being clarified. At the same time, all three enemy radars are recorded to have stopped working after the strikes.”  

Background: A drone attack has caused a fire at an air base in Russia’s Lipetsk Oblast, with the local governor reporting the “detonation of explosive devices”, damage to an energy facility and six people being injured.

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