Satellite Images Reveal What Ukrainian Drones Hit at Russian Airbase Near the Border
Satellite imagery showed one Mi-8 destroyed and one Mi-35 damaged, according to the open-source intelligence channel Absolutely Reliable.
- Overnight on September 7, Ukrainian drones struck the Taganrog-Tsentralny airbase in Russia's Rostov region, destroying a Russian Mi-8 helicopter and damaging a Mi-35, according to satellite imagery analysis by the Absolutely Reliable channel.
- Located approximately 40 kilometers from Ukraine's border, the Taganrog-Tsentralny facility is actively used by the Russian military and hosts the 325th Aircraft Repair Plant, which services military transport aircraft and Il-76 components.
- Analysts from the Absolutely Reliable channel examined post-strike satellite imagery, reporting "One Mi-8 helicopter was destroyed, and one Mi-35 was damaged." The images showed damage at the specific locations where the two aircraft had been positioned.
- Ukrainian forces reportedly targeted Ka-52 and Mi-28 helicopters at Sochi International Airport earlier in September, though neither Russian authorities nor Ukraine's General Staff have independently confirmed the reported helicopter losses at Taganrog.
- The Soviet-designed Mi-8 is widely used by the Russian military for battlefield missions, while the Mi-35 is a modernized derivative of the Soviet-designed Mi-24 designed for combat and transport roles.
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Ukrainian drones hit a military airfield in Russia: A Mi-8 is destroyed, another machine is damaged.
Drones of the Ukrainian Armed Forces that struck the Taganrog Yuzhny military airfield in the Rostov region of Russia destroyed an Mi-8 helicopter and damaged an Mi-35 helicopter, the Militarny news portal reports.
Ukrainian Drones Wipe Out Russian Mi-8, Damage Mi-35 at Taganrog Airbase
Ukrainian drones struck two Russian military helicopters at the Taganrog-Tsentralny airbase in Russia’s Rostov region, destroying a Mi-8 and damaging a Mi-35, according to satellite imagery analyzed by the open-source intelligence channel Absolutely Reliable.
Ukrainian drones hit Russian Mi-35 and Mi-8 helicopters at Taganrog-Tsentralny airport on Monday, reported Militarny, a media portal specializing in Ukrainian military and defense industry, as reported by the Unian news agency.
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