Three Russian military airfields were attacked by Ukraine, a pro-war Telegram channel said Wednesday.
Ukrainian forces struck eight regions inside Russia overnight, striking three military airfields and launching over 100 drones in one of Kyiv’s largest attacks of the war so far, according to local reports.
The Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday that its air defenses destroyed 117 drones and four missiles—37 drones and four missiles over the Kursk region, where a Ukrainian incursion is ongoing; 37 drones over the Voronezh region; 17 drones over the Belgorod region, which borders Ukraine; 11 drones over the Nizhny Novgorod region; nine drones over the Volgograd region; three drones over the Bryansk region; two drones over the Oryol region; and one drone over the southern Rostov region.
Newsweek has been unable to verify these figures and has contacted Russia’s Defense Ministry for comment by email.
Pro-war Telegram channel Fighterbomber, which is believed to be affiliated with the Russian Air Force, said Wednesday that three Russian military airfields were attacked by Ukraine, and that of the strikes were “effective.
