Ukrainian intelligence drones destroy 3 jets at Russian Savasleyka airbase

Source: Suspilne

Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate said on Wednesday that its August 16 drone attack targeting the Russian Savasleyka airbase destroyed three aircraft and damaged five others.

The damage assesment that took a week revealed that the strike resulted in the destruction of a MiG-31K or MiG-31I fighter jet, along with two Il-76 transport planes. Additionally, five other aircraft, likely MiG-31s, were damaged in the strike.

This operation follows an August 13 attack that hit a fuel depot at the same airbase and damaged another MiG-31K/I. At that time, the base housed 11 MiG-31K/I jets, one Il-76, and five Mi-8 and Mi-23 helicopters.