Ukrainian drone attacks airfield near Kursk: air regiment's leaders killed and wounded
Monday, 25 September 2023, 12:50
A drone attacked the Khalino airfield in Russia's Kursk Oblast on Sunday, 24 September, killing and wounding superior officers of a Russian air regiment.
Source: Ukrainska Pravda with reference to a source in Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence
Details: The Defence Intelligence stated that a drone attacked the building where leaders of the 14th Zhdanov Guards Fighter Regiment were located at the Khalino airfield.
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As a result of the attack, the following people were injured or killed:
- commander of the 14th Air Regiment;
- his deputy;
- a group of pilot officers;
- airfield workers;
- a representative of FSB military counterintelligence.
Background:
- Russian authorities claimed on the morning of 24 September, when Kursk was celebrating its city day, that a drone had attacked the city centre, hitting an administrative building.
- In the evening, the Russians claimed to have shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle in the skies over Kursk Oblast. The Russian Ministry of Defence reported that at around 20:30, a drone attempted to attack targets on the territory of the Russian Federation.
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