Ukrainian strikes may force Russia to move aircraft away from frontlines

Justin Bronk, a senior researcher at the Royal United Services Institute in London, stated that while UAV strikes have not yet caused strategically significant damage to the Russian military, the current level of damage to airbases could become a serious issue for Russia's Aerospace Forces over time.

According to the Wall Street Journal, Ukrainian drone attacks have already reduced the frequency of Russian guided bombings, as planes are forced to fly longer distances from their bases to the front.

The report also notes that Ukraine has successfully downed Russian aircraft with anti-aircraft missiles in the past, but doing so required risking scarce air defense systems by positioning them near the front line.

An attack targeted the Marynivka airfield in Russia's Volgograd Oblast

During the night of Aug. 21-22, explosions were reported in Kalach-on-Don, Volgograd Oblast, with reports of a drone attack on the Marynivka military airfield.

The governor of Volgograd Oblast, Andriy Bocharov, claimed the attack was repelled but acknowledged that a fire broke out at a Russian Ministry of Defense facility due to a UAV crash.

Russian media reported that one drone was shot down near the airfield, and debris from another drone caused a fire when it struck a nearby house.

NASA images, published by Krym.Realiya, showed multiple fires at the airfield.