A dramatic video surfaced on Thursday showing a Ukrainian drone attack on a military airfield in southern Russia. The video captured explosions and plumes of smoke at the Marinovka air base, with a man filming the scene expressing shock and dismay. The attack was part of an expanding wave of strikes by Kyiv deep inside Russian territory.
Russian officials reported that the UAV attack was repelled, but a fire broke out at a Ministry of Defense facility located about 185 miles from the Ukrainian border. A Ukrainian security source revealed that the attack targeted warehouses storing anti-tank weapons and fuel at the airbase.
The drone attack is just the latest in a series of Ukrainian actions to take the war into Russia. Multiple attacks occurred overnight, with UAVs being shot down in various Russian regions. Ukraine also targeted a major oil depot in Proletarsk and launched a large-scale drone attack on Moscow.
As Ukraine intensifies its cross-border operations, a growing number of local residents have fled the affected areas. Hundreds of thousands have been internally displaced or evacuated from regions bordering Ukraine. Russian authorities have begun setting up concrete shelters at bus stops and other locations to provide temporary refuge for those affected by the conflict.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the region of Sumy, where the surprise Kursk attack was launched, highlighting Ukraine’s bold and daring tactics in the ongoing conflict. The Ukrainian forces have managed to cause significant damage and disruption in Russia, while the Kremlin struggles to repel the incursion.
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