Ukrainian Cruise Missiles Hit Six Su-34 Bombers Deep Inside Russia
Ukraine said six Russian Su-34M bombers were damaged in the strike, which also set off secondary explosions and a fire at the airfield.
- On October 15, 2026, the Ukrainian Navy struck the Borisoglebsk airfield in Russia's Voronezh region using a Neptune coastal missile system, destroying six Su-34M fighter-bombers and damaging ground support equipment.
- Moscow relies heavily on the Su-34M to launch glide bombs from behind front lines, utilizing the aircraft's upgraded electronic warfare, reconnaissance pods, and precision-guided weapons.
- Secondary detonations and a large fire were recorded across the airfield grounds, with MilitaryNewsUA and Exilenova providing visual documentation of the strike's aftermath on October 15, 2026.
- The Navy said the loss degrades Russia's tactical aviation capabilities, limiting Moscow's ability to conduct guided-bomb attacks against Ukrainian forces and frontline communities.
- Ukrainian forces recently shot down a Russian Mi-28NM attack helicopter using an FPV drone, signaling intensified efforts to challenge Moscow's aerial dominance across multiple platforms.
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(Seoul=Yonhap News) Ukraine attacked a military airfield deep in Russian territory with a long-range cruise missile, destroying four Su-34 fighter-bombers and striking two more...
Ukraine reports six hit Su-34 fighter bombers at a Russian airfield. Selenskyi announces further long-haul attacks.
Russia’s Air Force Just Got Handed a Costly Night: Zelensky Says Neptune Missiles Destroyed Four Bombers and Damaged Two More
Ukraine’s Navy says it used Neptune missiles to strike six Russian bombers at Borisoglebsk airfield in Russia’s Voronezh region, with President Zelensky saying four were destroyed and two damaged. The overnight attack came within hours of a strike on the Ryazan refinery, ending an energy truce Kyiv had observed alone.
A Ukrainian missile attack is said to have hit the Russian Air Force. According to Kiev, six fighter jets were damaged at a military airfield in Western Russia – of all those aircraft that Moscow uses for attacks with dangerous glide bombs.
According to Reuters, the price of a single Su-34M aircraft is tens of millions of dollars.
Ukrainian forces hit a Russian Army airfield in western Russia on Wednesday night and damaged several warplanes, Ukrainian President Volodimir Zelenski announced, reports AFP.
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