Russian officials say air defenses intercepted drones heading toward three of the country’s western regions
The apparent Ukrainian strategy is toThe Associated Press was unable to determine whether the drones are launched from Ukraine or inside Russia.late Tuesday destroyed at least two Ilyushin Il-76 military transport planes at a Russian air base.
The four-engine Il-76 is the workhorse of the Russian military’s airlift capacity, able to land and take off in rugged conditions. The Russian military is believed to have over 100 of them in its fleet. Eleven other Il-76s had been moved off their parking pads into different positions on the airport’s taxiways, possibly in an attempt to make it more difficult for them to be struck again. One was on the runway itself. Another Il-76 remained on the pad, though it wasn’t clear why.The satellite image was taken at 1303 GMT Thursday. Videos on social media Thursday night showed anti-aircraft fire going around the air base again, though it remained unclear whether it was another attack.
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