Ukraine media say Kyiv saboteurs were behind drone attacks on air bases deep inside Russia
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In this image released by Sirena telegram channel on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, a Russian warplane is burning on the Soltsy air base in the Novgorod region in northwestern Russia. Ukrainian saboteurs coordinated by Kyiv's military intelligence services carried out a pair of recent drone attacks that hit parked bomber aircraft at air bases deep inside Russia, Ukraine media claimed Tuesday. The attacks on Russian airfields on Saturday and Monday destroyed two Russian bombers and damaged two other aircraft, according to Ukrainska Pravda, as the war approaches its 18-month milestone. (Sirena telegram channel via AP)
People look at a large number of burned out and captured Russian tanks and infantry carriers which have been on display on the central Khreshchatyk boulevard as Ukrainians prepare to mark Independence Day in Kyiv, Ukraine, Tuesday, Aug. 22. Ukraine marks Independence Day on Aug. 24. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
In this image released by Sirena telegram channel on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, a Russian warplane is burning on the Soltsy air base in the Novgorod region in northwestern Russia. Ukrainian saboteurs coordinated by Kyiv's military intelligence services carried out a pair of recent drone attacks that hit parked bomber aircraft at air bases deep inside Russia, Ukraine media claimed Tuesday. The attacks on Russian airfields on Saturday and Monday destroyed two Russian bombers and damaged two other aircraft, according to Ukrainska Pravda, as the war approaches its 18-month milestone. (Sirena telegram channel via AP)
In this satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC, the apron of the Soltsy air base in the Novgorod region of northwestern Russia sits empty Monday, Aug. 21, 2023, after Tupolev Tu-22M bombers once parked on them had left. Ukrainian saboteurs coordinated by Kyiv's military intelligence services carried out a pair of recent drone attacks that hit parked bomber aircraft at air bases deep inside Russia, Ukraine media claimed Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. One of those bases was Soltsy, where the bombers had later left, leaving a black spot where one had been earlier parked. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
In this satellite photo from Planet Labs PBC, Tupolev Tu-22M bombers sit on the apron of the Soltsy air base in the Novgorod region of northwestern Russia on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023. Ukrainian saboteurs coordinated by Kyiv's military intelligence services carried out a pair of recent drone attacks that hit parked bomber aircraft at air bases deep inside Russia, Ukraine media claimed Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. One of those bases was Soltsy, where the bombers had later left, leaving a black spot where one had been earlier parked. (Planet Labs PBC via AP)
This photo released by Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyev official telegram channel shows the site of the place where the downed Ukrainian drone fell in Krasnogorsk, just outside Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Andrei Vorobyov, the governor of the Moscow region, said that two Ukrainian drones were shot down by air defenses on western outskirts of the Russian capital early Tuesday. (Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyev official telegram channel via AP)
People visit an avenue where destroyed Russian military vehicles have been displayed ahead of the Independence Day in Kyiv, Ukraine, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. Ukraine marks the Independence Day on Aug. 24. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)
Investigators work at the site of the place where the downed Ukrainian drone fell in Krasnogorsk, just outside Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Andrei Vorobyov, the governor of the Moscow region, said that two Ukrainian drones were shot down by air defenses on western outskirts of the Russian capital early Tuesday. (Moscow News Agency via AP)
Investigators work at the site of the place where the downed Ukrainian drone fell in Krasnogorsk, just outside Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Andrei Vorobyov, the governor of the Moscow region, said that two Ukrainian drones were shot down by air defenses on western outskirts of the Russian capital early Tuesday. (Moscow News Agency via AP)
A part allegedly of the downed drone, lies on the ground at the site where the downed Ukrainian drone fell in Krasnogorsk, just outside Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Andrei Vorobyov, the governor of the Moscow region, said that two Ukrainian drones were shot down by air defenses on western outskirts of the Russian capital early Tuesday. (Moscow News Agency via AP)
Sirena telegram channel
In this image released by Sirena telegram channel on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023, a Russian warplane is burning on the Soltsy air base in the Novgorod region in northwestern Russia. Ukrainian saboteurs coordinated by Kyiv's military intelligence services carried out a pair of recent drone attacks that hit parked bomber aircraft at air bases deep inside Russia, Ukraine media claimed Tuesday. The attacks on Russian airfields on Saturday and Monday destroyed two Russian bombers and damaged two other aircraft, according to Ukrainska Pravda, as the war approaches its 18-month milestone. (Sirena telegram channel via AP)
