Satellite image shows damage at Borisoglebsk airfield after Ukrainian Neptune strike

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A satellite image has shown the results of a Ukrainian strike on Russia's Borisoglebsk airfield in which six Russian Su-34M bombers were hit.

Source: AviVector, a Telegram channel for military and civilian aviation enthusiasts

The Borisoglebsk airfield after the Ukrainian strike
Photo: AviVector

Details: AviVector captioned the image: "Consequences of a Ukrainian Navy strike on the Borisoglebsk airfield in Voronezh Oblast on the night of 14-15 October".

CyberBoroshno, a GEOINT project, also shared the satellite image, citing AviVector.

"Nothing to analyse here – the Neptunes have taken care of everything," the analysts commented.

Meanwhile the Exilenova+ Telegram channel, which reports on Russian military equipment losses, posted a satellite image of the airfield dated 13 October that shows six Russian aircraft at the site.

On 13 October, six Su-34 aircraft were spotted at the airfield
Photo: Exilenova+

Background:

  • Earlier, the Ukrainian Navy confirmed that six Russian Su-34M bombers were hit on the night of 14-15 October. The Navy reported that aviation support equipment had also been destroyed in the strike and that secondary explosions and a fire had been recorded at the airfield.
  • Later, Ukraine's General Staff also confirmed that the six Russian Su-34 multirole fighter-bombers had sustained varying degrees of damage in the strike on the Borisoglebsk military airfield.

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