“/1. At the Soltsy air base in the Novgorod region, two planes are on fire, presumably due to a drone strike, - Russian media.
/3. Russian ministry of defence claim - Today, at about 10.00 Moscow time, a military airfield in the Novgorod region was attacked by a copter-type UAV. As a result of the attack on the territory of the airfield, a fire broke out in the aircraft parking lot, which was quickly extinguished by fire brigades. One plane was damaged, but there were no casualties.
/4. The Solotsy air base is home to the 40th Composite Aviation Regiment which flies the Tu-22M as part of the 22nd Guards Heavy Bomber Aviation Division.”
https://twitter.com/bayraktar_1love/status/1692840787057279320
“Ukrainian drones hit the Russian “Soltsy-2” Air Base in Novgorod Oblast. The air base is home to the Tupolev Tu-22M3, a strategic bomber used also for missile attacks against Ukraine. The Russian MoD already confirms the damage of “one plane”, likely one of the bombers.”
https://twitter.com/Tendar/status/1692852965030433222
“Soltsy-2 air base is almost 670 km from the nearest part of Ukraine. I reckon it was struck by drones launched from Russian territory. An impressive feat at any rate!”
https://twitter.com/PaxLusitanica/status/1692856700766654627
St. Petersburg next?
“If thats the beaver at work it’s an effective 700 km reach, that’s almost 50% farther than Moscow.”
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At the Soltsy air base in the Novgorod region, two planes are on fire, presumably due to a drone strike, - Russian media.
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Primary target was the dozens of open air stored and unfueled Kh-22/X-22 ... The bombers were a bonus ...