OSINT analysts show Russian aircraft hit after Ukraine's Security Service attack on Rostov – photos
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18 September, 22:24
A Russian An-26. Stock photo: Wikipedia, Alan Wilson
Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) analysts from the CyberBoroshno project have posted satellite images of Russian Mi-8 helicopters and An-12 and An-26 aircraft targeted by Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) operatives at an air base in Rostov on the night of 16-17 September. The images confirm the complete destruction of four aircraft.
Source: CyberBoroshno
Details: The images show two helicopters and two aircraft that were hit.
"As a result of the attack on Rostov-on-Don North air base, the complete destruction of two Mi-8 helicopters, an An-12 and an An-26 was recorded," CyberBoroshno explained.
Satellite image of the air base in Rostov after the 17 September attack
Photo: CybyerBoroshno
Satellite image of the air base in Rostov after the 17 September attack
Photo: CybyerBoroshno
Background:
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that SSU units had conducted an operation on the night of 16-17 September and hit six Russian aircraft at the air base in Rostov, including an An-12 aircraft, two An-26s and three helicopters.
- The SSU also confirmed the information, saying that the operation targeted transport aircraft and a helicopter parking area and that secondary detonations were recorded following the strikes.
- Earlier, it was reported that three production buildings at the Atlant Aero facility in Taganrog in Russia had been completely destroyed in a Ukrainian Neptune missile strike. The consequences of the attack were documented by the Ukrainian OSINT project Exilenova+.
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