Ukraine hits Russian airfields as Magyar identifies overnight strike’s main target

Ukraine's Defense Forces struck Russian airfields and key infrastructure overnight on Aug. 30, according to the General Staff of Ukraine’s Armed Forces. A fire broke out at the Kirishi oil refinery in Leningrad Oblast, which is Russia's second-largest refinery by capacity, processing around 20 million tons of oil annually. Ukraine also targeted the Yeysk airfield in Krasnodar Krai, destroying a Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile-and-gun system, a Sopka radar, an aircraft weapons depot, and an ammunition depot.

Unmanned Systems Forces commander Robert "Magyar" Brovdi confirmed that the main target was the DRL-27 module of the RSP-27 aircraft landing radar system at the Millerovo airfield. The destroyed system was an airfield traffic-control radar that detects aerial targets and manages air traffic. Additionally, Ukraine struck a drone depot belonging to the Rubicon unit and an enemy drone command post near Chumatske in Donetsk Oblast.

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