Russian Su-34 jet destroyed in Ukraine's strike on Morozovsk airfield, Kyiv says
The Ukrainian military destroyed a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber aircraft and an ammunition depot at the Morozovsk airfield in Russia's Rostov Oblast on Aug. 3, Ukraine's military intelligence (HUR) said on Aug. 5, citing satellite imagery.
Prior to this, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces confirmed the attack on the Russian airfield, saying that an ammunition depot storing glide bombs was hit.
Two other Su-34 Russian aircraft were probably damaged by debris, according to the military intelligence agency.
The strike completely destroyed a Russian aviation weapons depot, HUR said. Published satellite photos show craters caused by explosions on the territory of the airfield, located 265 kilometers (165 miles) from the front line.
Four technical buildings and two hangars were also damaged, according to HUR.
The Morozovsk airbase has been previously targeted by Ukraine. A source in intelligence agencies told the Kyiv Independent in April that six warplanes stationed at the airfield had been destroyed in a Ukrainian attack.
Ukraine's military said that a Ukrainian missile strike on Aug. 2 sunk the Russian Black Sea Fleet Kilo-class submarine Rostov-on-Don and damaged an S-400 air defense system in occupied Crimea.
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