Ukraine has been able to completely destroy a Russian long-range strategic bomber for the first time due to a drone attack on an airfield in Novgorod Oblast, The Moscow Times said on Telegram, Report informs, referring to Ukrainska Pravda.
At least one plane was damaged yesterday (19 August – ed.), the Russian Defence Ministry reported.
A photo of the Soltsy air base in Novgorod Oblast may have appeared online after a drone strike. The photo shows a completely burnt-out Tu-22M3.
The newspaper says that there is no engineering and technical capacity left in Russia for the construction of new strategic bombers.