7 birds reported lost at Yeysk in the drone attack on 5 April - 4 Su-30SM fighter jets, two transport aircraft, and one Beriev Be-200 Altair.
Report on the 5 April attack on Russia’s Yeysk Air Base (Kyiv Independent):
Russia allegedly lost seven military aircraft during Ukraine’s April 5 drone attack on the Yeysk air base in Krasnodar Krai in Russia, a source at Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) told the Kyiv Independent on April 7.
Ukrainian forces attacked three Russian airfields on April 5 with unidentified drones. The joint operation of military intelligence and the Armed Forces hit the Yeysk, Engels-2, and Kursk airfields.
The intelligence source said the Ukrainian drone attack damaged four Russian Sukhoi Su-30SM fighter jets, two transport aircraft, and one Beriev Be-200 Altair.
The Beriev Be-200 Altair is a jet-powered amphibious flying boat designed for fire fighting, search and rescue operations, and maritime patrol, as well as freight and passenger transportation.
The attack also destroyed the diesel power station of the airport, the source said.
The Yeysk air base is home to Russia’s Naval Aviation 859th Center for training pilots.
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