• Ukraine carried out drone strikes on an aircraft plant in southern Russia, reports say.
    • The plant is reportedly refurbishing A-50 spy planes, which play a crucial role in Russia’s operations over Ukraine.
    • A Ukrainian lawmaker claimed that an A-50 aircraft at the plant was damaged.

Ukraine conducted drone strikes on an aircraft plant in the southern Russian city of Taganrog overnight on Friday, reports say.

The Beriev Aircraft Plant is reported to be refurbishing and modernizing A-50s, Russia’s crucial spy planes, after Ukraine shot down two of the valuable but scarce aircraft, the think tank the Institute for the Study of War said.

Geolocated footage shows an explosion taking place near the plant, and satellite imagery appears to show damage at the facility.

  • ghostdoggtv@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Without A-50 support, the Russian horde’s only influence vector is terror bombing civilian populations. The last time this happened it triggered an AA scramble in the occupied territories that signaled total logistical defeat for the occupiers. Ukraine would have won the war by summer if not for the traitors in the Republican party.

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    8 months ago

    This is starting to sound like some RTS game that is causing me too much stress.

    “Well that didn’t got as well as planned. I’ll just hold this ground”

    “Wait how the fuck did I just lose all my troops they were doing fine a minute ago. I’ll just rebuild them it’s okay”

    “Ohhh shit my factories just got destroyed I’ll have to rebuild them quick”

    If Putin is anything like 10 year old me this is where he starts crying. Just before he run out of resources and start complaining the computer is a fucking cheater and moves too fast.

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      8 months ago

      Russia doesn’t value the lives of their soldiers, so they would take them without hesitation. Best not to give Russia any advantage during the few months those manage to stay in the air.