On the night of 15 November, Ukraine’s Defence Forces carried out strikes on the Russian military airbase “Akhtubinsk” in Astrakhan Region and on a site in Oryol Region used to store, prepare and launch attack drones.
The strikes on Russian facilities were confirmed by the General Staff.
Akhtubinsk airbase is located about 650 kilometres from the line of contact. It is home to the 929th State Flight Test Centre of the Russian Ministry of Defence—one of Russia’s main centres for testing new military aircraft and weapons.
The airbase is also used to base Su-34 aircraft, which are employed to carry out strikes with guided aerial bombs on Ukrainian cities and Defence Forces positions.
After the strike, a powerful secondary detonation was recorded at the airfield at a depot storing components for guided air-launched missiles.
In addition, Ukrainian forces struck a PRV-13 mobile radio altimeter. This system is designed to measure the flight altitude of aerial targets and determine their coordinates.
The second target was a site for storing, preparing and launching attack drones near the settlement of Tsymbulova in Oryol Region. This facility is referred to as the “Tsymbulova” drone port. From there, Russian forces launch drones to attack Ukrainian cities, as well as energy and civilian infrastructure.
The Defence Forces will continue to strike key Russian military facilities until it ends its armed aggression against Ukraine.
- On the night of 15 November, the Defence Forces struck two petrochemical and oil-refining enterprises in Nizhnekamsk in the Republic of Tatarstan, as well as a defence-industry plant in Russia’s Bryansk Region.