{"id":73253,"date":"2024-06-14T20:14:01","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T20:14:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/14\/ukrainian-forces-strike-military-airfield-in-russia-amid-sustained-campaign-on-putins-raf\/"},"modified":"2024-06-14T20:14:01","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T20:14:01","slug":"ukrainian-forces-strike-military-airfield-in-russia-amid-sustained-campaign-on-putins-raf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/06\/14\/ukrainian-forces-strike-military-airfield-in-russia-amid-sustained-campaign-on-putins-raf\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian forces strike military airfield in Russia amid ‘sustained campaign’ on Putin’s RAF"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ukrainian forces have struck a military airfield in Russia, targeting warplanes and glide-bomb facilities used to launch deadly attacks against Ukraine, a security source has revealed.<\/p>\n

The source said the operation on Thursday night was part of a “sustained campaign to degrade the Russian Air Force” just as Ukraine<\/a><\/strong> has done with Russia’s Black Sea Fleet.<\/p>\n

Satellite imagery shared by the source purported to show two SU-34 fighter-bombers at the Morozovsk airbase in southern Russia<\/a><\/strong> as well as a white structure before the attack.<\/p>\n

A second image is purported to show the aftermath, with both aircraft and the structure destroyed.<\/p>\n

There has been no official confirmation about the strikes from Ukraine.<\/p>\n

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Russian officials and local media reported a drone attack in the city of Morozovsk, according to the Kyiv Independent news outlet.<\/p>\n

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It quoted the regional governor as saying Russian air defences faced a “mass attack”, which left some parts of the area without power.<\/p>\n

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The Ukrainian security source said Ukraine’s “precision strikes” targeted SU-34 jets and “glide-bomb munition facilities” at the airfield.<\/p>\n

“The targets were struck to degrade Russia’s ability to conduct airstrikes on [the northeastern region of] Kharkiv,” the source said, speaking on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n

“This will support Ukraine’s campaign to push the Russian ground forces [RGF] back from the temporarily occupied territories.”<\/p>\n

The airbase was also hit in April, as reported by Sky News<\/a><\/strong>, with SU-34 jets that were being used in glide-bomb attacks being targeted.<\/p>\n

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Russian forces use the warplanes to launch strikes on civilian infrastructure, according to the source.<\/p>\n

“Additionally, these aircraft are fitted with glide-bomb technology allowing them to release bombs further away from their targets,” they said.<\/p>\n

“This strike will impede Russia’s ability to conduct such strikes in the future and allow UAF [Ukrainian armed forces] troops to push back RGF with a reduced threat of air attack.”<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n


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