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Ukraine reports strikes on Russian aerospace centre and MiG-31 base
Ukraine reports strikes on Russian aerospace centre and MiG-31 base
Ukraine said its forces struck two Russian military-related targets overnight, including the Progress rocket and space centre in Samara and the Savasleyka airfield in the Nizhny Novgorod region. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said…
The Story in Brief
Ukraine said its forces struck two Russian military-related targets overnight, including the Progress rocket and space centre in Samara and the Savasleyka airfield in the Nizhny Novgorod region. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Flamingo missiles hit the Samara facility and that the airbase, which hosts MiG-31 aircraft, was damaged. He also claimed damage to an oil facility at Ust-Luga.
Samara’s governor confirmed missiles hit an industrial facility but gave no location or casualty figures. Russian authorities had not independently confirmed the reported damage in the source. The strikes follow Ukrainian attacks on the Ust-Luga port and the Gazprom Neftekhim Salavat refinery. Ukraine’s Air Force also reported that Russia launched 152 Shahed-type drones and loitering munitions on August 15.
The Indian Opinion
Claims of a decisive new phase in the war, or of a single strike crippling Russia’s war effort, would run ahead of the evidence. Ukraine has reported hits far from the front, but the source provides no verified damage assessment, casualty count or independent confirmation of the missiles used. The useful test is whether Russia confirms losses at Savasleyka and Samara, and whether further attacks affect aircraft operations or fuel exports.
Source: timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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