In Zhytomyr region, Russians hit military airfield with missiles

VALENTYNA ROMANENKO — TUESDAY, 16 AUGUST 2022, 8:37 PM

On Tuesday, the Russian army launched a missile attack on a military airfield in Zhytomyr region.

Source: press service of the Air Command Centre

Quote: "This afternoon, the Russian planes took off from the territory of Belarus and, trying to disguise the aircrafts’ activity as training flights, launched a missile strike with two X-59 guided air missiles, presumably from Su-34 fighter-bombers."

Details: As a result of the hit, reports state that a runway and several units of automotive equipment were damaged.

The personnel were in a shelter and therefore were not injured.

Earlier: On the afternoon of 16 August, Vitalii Bunechko, head of Zhytomyr Oblast Military Administration, reported that Russian forces delivered a rocket attack on Zhytomyr Oblast. Two blasts rocked the Zhytomyr district.

Early reports indicated there were no casualties as a result of the attack.

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