Page 49 - Pskov News Today

At least two Russian military aircraft were damaged as a result of Ukrainian drone strikes on an airbase in northwestern Russia, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) investigative project Skhemy reported Thursday, citing satellite imagery.

Why is Russia at war with Ukraine?

Ukraine sent waves of drones deep into western Russia in more than four hours of nighttime attacks that struck military assets, Russian officials and media reports said Wednesday.

Drone strikes overnight Wednesday hit at least six Russian cities, including Pskov, more than 370 miles from Ukraine, where an attack on the military and civilian airport destroyed two Il-76 cargo planes and damaged four others, according to Baza, a Russian media outlet with links to the countrys law enforcement.

There were no casualties or damage, according to initial reports, and emergency services were on the scene, Sobyanin said.

Russia has left its local assets vulnerable after scrambling to keep its capital city safe, but Russian propagandists are furious as strikes bring huge humiliation for Putin, Daily Express US has heard.

Russian air defenses destroyed a drone on its approach to Moscow, the city's mayor said Thursday morning.

Ukraine said Wednesday that four Il-76 transport aircraft were destroyed during an overnight drone attack at Pskov airport in western Russia. "Four Il-76 have been destroyed and cannot be restored. A few more (aircraft) units were damaged," Andriy Yusov, a spokesperson for Ukraine's military intelligence, told the Ukrainian government-run Ukrinform…

Russia has been hit by 25 drone attacks this month alone, the U.K. Defense Ministry reported in its intelligence update on Aug. 31. The fact that many drones have struck their targets means that Russian air defense "is having difficulty detecting and destroying them."

Vladimir Solovyov was angered by the drone attack on Pskov and other Russian regions.