Ukrainian forces destroy Russian missile unit and military airfield in 24-hour raid
Ukrainian Defense Forces struck a military airfield, an active missile unit, and associated launch infrastructure inside Russia, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced on Aug. 26.
On August 26, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that his country's Defense Forces carried out a 24-hour raid targeting Russian military assets across Russian territory. The Ukrainian military hit 16 strategic and military targets in a single day, including an active missile unit and associated launch infrastructure.
Zelenskyy highlighted that these long-range retaliatory strikes aimed to disrupt Russian financing for the war effort by targeting oil facilities. The Defense Forces specifically struck the Lukoil-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez oil refinery in Kstovo, Russia, and a Wildberries logistics hub in Kotovsk, Tambov Oblast.
Additional precision strikes were reported against a Kasta radar system, a military UAV training center, an equipment repair base, and multiple Russian military supply depots in temporarily occupied Ukrainian territories. The AFU General Staff confirmed these strikes were a direct response to Russian attacks.
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