NewsDrone attack damages hangar and fuel depot at Russian military base

Drone attack damages hangar and fuel depot at Russian military base

As a result of the drone attack on the military airport in Millerovo, located in the Rostov region of western Russia, a hangar and a fuel depot were damaged, according to satellite images published on Sunday by the Ukrinform agency.

Millerovo Air Base
Millerovo Air Base
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9:29 AM EDT, July 21, 2024

The attack on the military airport in the Rostov region, which borders Ukraine, occurred on Saturday night. Satellite images taken after the attack show three impact sites.

"According to Wikimapia data, one strike hit a technical-exploitation hangar, another struck an open area, and the third impacted one of the fuel depots," reported the Ukrainian agency.

Damage, but no planes hit

Radio Free Europe noted that the satellite images confirm Russia's statement that the attack did not damage fighter planes.

The 31st Fighter Aviation Regiment of the Russian Aerospace Forces and the 1st Mixed Aviation Division are stationed at the Millerovo airport.

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