Ukrainian forces targeted an airfield with long-range drones in southern Russia, Ukraine’s General Staff claimed on Thursday. The airfield is reportedly used to launch Iran-designed Shahid drones. The development comes as France says it delivered the first batch of Mirage fighter jets to Ukraine. The attack, which came during the night on the Primorsko-Akhtarsk airfield in Russia’s Krasnodar region, is reported to have started a fire, the General Staff wrote on Facebook.
While the Russian Defence Ministry reported downing Ukrainian drones over Krasnodar, it did not explicitly mention the region or the airfield.
Notably, Ukraine has developed its long-range drones aimed at growing its domestic arms industry and becoming less dependent on Western help to fight its almost three-year war with Russia. At times, the drones have successfully reached deep into Russia, hitting oil refineries, weapons stores, and airfields.
