Ukraine's General Staff also reports strike on Akhtubinsk airfield in Russia and drone launch site

Ukraine's defence forces struck the Akhtubinsk military airfield in Russia's Astrakhan Oblast and a site used to store and launch attack drones in Oryol Oblast on the night of 14-15 November.

Source: General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Telegram

Details: A powerful secondary detonation was recorded at the Akhtubinsk airfield, located approximately 650 km from the front line, following the strike. It occurred at a storage facility containing kits for missiles.

The airfield is home to the Russian Defence Ministry's 929th State Flight Test Centre, where new military aircraft and weapons are tested. It is also used as a base for Su-34 aircraft.

In addition, Ukrainian forces struck a mobile PRV-13 radar altimeter, which is used to determine the flight altitude and coordinates of airborne assets.

In Oryol Oblast, near the settlement of Tsymbulova, Ukraine's defence forces struck the so-called Tsymbulova drone port – a site used to store, prepare and launch attack drones that Russia uses to attack Ukraine.

Background: On the night of 14-15 November, Ukraine's defence forces struck the Nizhnekamskneftekhim petrochemical complex and the Nizhnekamsk oil refinery in the Russian Republic of Tatarstan. They also hit the Monolit plant in Russia's Bryansk Oblast.

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