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The Ukrainian intelligence agency also claimed it had destroyed a key Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile defense system in occupied Crimea.

For the second time in three days, Ukraine attacked an airbase inside Russia housing Tu-23M Backfire bombers.

All four Russian airports temporarily halted operations on Monday after two Ukrainian drones were shot down by Russia's missile defense system.

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin claimed that Russian air defense forces shot down two attack drones on the night of Aug. 22.

Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin claimed that Russian air defense forces shot down two attack drones on the night of Aug. 22, damaging a 25-story building.

The destruction of a Russian supersonic bomber more than 400 miles inside Russian territory means it is likely that some of Ukraine's drone attacks against Russian military targets are being launched from Russia.

Russia’s Ministry of Defense said its air defense systems intercepted several Ukrainian drones early Tuesday. This is the latest drone attack Russia has blamed on Kyiv. There were no reports of injuries, but the wreckage of one drone shattered an apartment complex’s windows and damaged vehicles in suburbs outside Moscow. Officials said flights at numerous…

Two Russian Tu-22M3 strategic bombers have been completely destroyed and two more have been damaged in recent drone attacks on Russia’s Shaikovka and Soltsy airfields, NV’s sister publication, Ukrainska Pravda, reported on Aug. 22, citing an intelligence source.

Ukrainian saboteurs coordinated by Kyiv’s military intelligence services carried out a pair of recent drone attacks that hit parked bomber aircraft at air bases deep inside Russia, Ukraine media claimed Tuesday. The attacks on Russian airfields on Saturday and Monday destroyed two Russian bombers and damaged two other aircraft, according to Ukrainska Pravda, as the war approaches its 18-month milestone.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock defended Ukraine’s right to strike targets on Russian soil, saying that Kyiv acts within international law, Anadolu news agency reported on Aug. 22.