Ukraine Claims 6 Aircraft Hit at Russian Airbase in Rostov
Zelensky said the overnight operation destroyed three helicopters and three transport aircraft and also hit the Slavneft-YANOS refinery, which processes about 15 million tons a year.
- On Thursday, September 17, 2026, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky announced that a joint operation by the Security Service, GUR, and SZR struck a military airfield in Rostov-on-Don, destroying one An-12, two An-26s, and three helicopters.
- Falling drone debris damaged a transformer substation, cutting power in four districts, Rostov Oblast Governor Yury Slyusar confirmed. The airfield has been a recurring target for Ukraine this year, struck at least eight times.
- NASA's FIRMS satellite and the independent monitoring channel Astra identified the blaze near the aircraft parking apron. Russia's Defense Ministry has not issued a damage assessment or confirmed the number of drones involved.
- Alongside the airfield strike, the joint operation hit the Slavneft-YANOS oil refinery in Yaroslavl, Zelensky said. Slyusar stated that preliminary information showed no deaths or injuries, and the fire was extinguished.
- Ukraine's General Staff reported striking the same airfield on September 6, along with a Podlet radar station and two Pantsir-S1 air defense systems in Rostov Oblast. The military also noted unspecified results from operations in the Black Sea.
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday released footage of Ukrainian drone attacks on an oil refinery in Yaroslavl and Russian ships in the Black Sea. He also announced a successful strike on a military airport in Rostov-on-Don. According to Zelensky, the Russians lost one Antonov An-12, two An-26 aircraft and three helicopters.
Ukrainian forces struck a Russian military airfield in Rostov-on-Don on the night of September 17. It was possible to hit an An-12 aircraft, two An-26s and three more helicopters. This was announced on the Telegram platform by the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky.
Ukrainian drone attack damages Yaroslavl oil refinery as Russian strikes injure 18 in Kyiv
Ukrainian forces are suspected of striking a military airbase in Russia's Rostov region overnight, while another drone strike reportedly set fire to an oil refinery in Yaroslavl. Footage released by Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+ purports to show the moment a military base in Rostov was attacked, while a second video shows another explosion in the area.The “Central” air base in Rostov, Russia, has been struck. A large explosion can be s…
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