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Explosions rock occupied Crimea as drones target Belbek airfield and Sevastopol

Explosions shook the temporarily occupied Crimean peninsula overnight amid a reported drone attack near the Belbek military airfield, local monitoring group Crimean Wind reported on Aug. 28.

28 August, 09:05 AM

Massive fire breaks out at Hvardiyske airfield fuel depot in occupied Crimea

Explosions rocked the Hvardiyske military airfield in temporarily occupied Crimea overnight, triggering a large-scale fire at a fuel and lubricants storage depot, Crimean Wind reported on Aug. 7.

7 August, 08:18 AM

Ukraine and NATO offer €250k prize for solutions to block Russian airfields

A joint Ukraine-NATO search for solutions to permanently block the Russian airfields has been launched, Ukrainian Ministry of Defense reported on June 19.

19 June, 01:48 PM

U.S. aircraft lands in Greenland under NATO coordination

U.S. aircraft will soon arrive at the Pituffik Space Base in Greenland as part of “planned activities” coordinated with Denmark, the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) wrote on X on Jan. 19.

20 January, 11:02 AM

Drone barrage targets Russia’s Millerovo airfield

The Millerovo military airfield in Russia’s Rostov Oblast was targeted in an overnight drone attack, the Astra Telegram channel reported on July 22.

22 July 2025, 09:55 AM

Russian nighttime strike targets Ukrainian military airbase

Russian forces targeted one of Ukraine's operational military airbases during a massive overnight attack, Yuriy Ihnat, head of the Ukrainian Air Force's communications department, said during the United News telethon program on June 9.

9 June 2025, 01:45 PM

Russian military bolsters Crimean airbase security after Cobweb operation

Russia has intensified security at military airbases in occupied Crimea, including Saky, Dzhankoy, and Hvardiyske, following Ukraine’s Cobweb drone operation against Russian strategic airfields on June 1, the Atesh partisan movement reported on Telegram, citing its agents within the ranks of the Russian army.

3 June 2025, 05:45 PM

Russia ties next round of Istanbul talks to Ukraine halting strikes on airbases

The Russian parliament conditioned a third round of ceasefire talks with Ukraine in Istanbul on Ukraine ceasing attacks on Russian strategic aviation airbases, with talks expected by late June, Duma official Alexey Chepa told Russian media on June 3.

3 June 2025, 03:20 PM

Ukraine’s Cobweb drone blitz exposes blind spots in airbase defenses worldwide

The Security Service of Ukraine’s (SBU) attack on Russia’s strategic aviation demonstrated that most airbases around the world — including in the United States — remain vulnerable, The War Zone wrote on June 1.

2 June 2025, 01:31 PM

SBU drones hit over 40 Russian bombers, including A-50, Tu-95, in special operation

Ukraine’s SBU Security Service destroyed over 40 Russian warplanes, including A-50, Tu-95, and Tu-22M3 bombers, in a large-scale drone operation codenamed “Pavutyna” (‘Spiderweb’) targeting airbases in Russia’s Murmansk and Irkutsk oblasts and causing over $2 billion in damages, NV sources reported on June 1.

1 June 2025, 03:19 PM

Satellite images show new hangars and S-300 systems at Millerovo airbase

Satellite images from Jan. 6 show that Russia has added new hangars, shelters, and S-300/S-400 positions at the Millerovo air base in Rostov Oblast since Oct. 2024, journalist Mark Krutov reported on X on Jan. 28.

28 January 2025, 06:06 PM

Russia shifts its missile attack strategy after Ukrainian drones strike Engels airbase - military expert

Russian bombers launched a new massive missile attack on Ukraine, but notably, the Engels airbase — home to many of Russia’s strategic bombers — was left out of the operation, military analyst Denys Popovych told Radio NV on Jan. 15.

15 January 2025, 11:24 AM

Ukrainian General Staff: Engels oil depot attack cripples Russian bomber operations

The attack on the Russian oil depot in the city of Engels, Saratov Oblast, was carried out by the Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR) and the Unmanned Systems Forces in cooperation with other units of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the General Staff reported on Telegram on Jan. 8.

8 January 2025, 12:01 PM

Satellite images show increased Russian warplane presence at Engels-2 airbase

Satellite images have revealed an increased number of Russian aircraft at the Engels-2 airbase, including Su-34 and Su-27/30 fighter jets, as Ukraine continues its strikes using ATACMS missiles, OSINT expert MT_Anderson said on X on Dec. 8.

8 December 2024, 07:11 PM

Russian airbase targeted in Ryazan Oblast, no casualties reported

Explosions shook the Dyagilevo area of Ryazan Oblast, home to a local military airbase, Russian Telegram channel Astra wrote early on Dec. 4.

4 December 2024, 08:02 AM

Satellite images show destruction at Russia's Khanskaya airbase in Adygea after Ukrainian attack

At least two buildings were destroyed in a Ukrainian attack on the Russian airbase in Khanskaya, Adygea, overnight on Oct. 9, according to a report by the organization Truth Hounds on X, published on Oct. 11.

11 October 2024, 08:04 PM

Drone attack targets Russian airbase housing MiG-31K fighters

Explosions were heard near the Savasleyka military airbase in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod Oblast shortly after drones were spotted approaching the area, the Russian Telegram channel ASTRA reported on Aug 14.

14 August 2024, 11:02 AM

Ukraine to station part of new F-16 fleet at allied air bases for protection from Russian strikes

Ukraine will station some of its brand-new F-16 fighter jets at the foreign air bases of its allies to protect them from Russian strikes, the Ukrainian Air Force Command's aviation chief, Serhii Holubtsov, told Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL).

10 June 2024, 09:00 AM

Yeysk airbase hit by drone attack: Seven warplanes damaged, substation destroyed, says HUR source

Seven Russian warplanes were damaged and a diesel substation destroyed in the massive kamikaze drone attack on the Yeysk airbase in Krasnodar Krai on April 5, NV’s sister publication Ukrainska Pravda reported on April 7, citing a source in Ukraine’s Main Intelligence Directorate (HUR).

7 April 2024, 07:03 PM

Russian media claims missile attack on Crimean airbase in Hvardiyske, wounding several soldiers

The Russian Army's Hvardiyske air base in occupied Crimea was attacked by two missiles on March 1, with at least three Russian soldiers injured, the Russian Telegram channel Astra reported on March 4.

4 March 2024, 04:50 PM

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