Russia builds major new drone attack base in Rostov Region near border with Ukraine in six weeks, satellite images show
Russia has nearly completed construction of a major new base for launching jet-powered drones according to a report by Reuters . The facility, located near the town of Millerovo in the southwestern Rostov Region, was built in just six weeks. Ukrainian media outlets and Telegram channels had reported the new drone base two days earlier. On Oct. 13, the Ukrainian open source intelligence (OSINT)…
Russia has completed construction of a new drone attack base in the Rostov Region, near the border with Ukraine, in just six weeks, according to satellite images analyzed by Reuters. The facility, located near the town of Millerovo, covers an area roughly equivalent to 126 soccer fields and comprises eight launch positions and 32 areas for preparing drones for takeoff.
The base is believed to be intended for Russia's newest jet-powered attack UAVs, the Geran-4 and Geran-5. This rapid construction comes amid Russia's increased use of jet-powered strike drones in recent weeks, which have proven challenging for Ukrainian forces to defend against.
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