Editor’s Note: This story has been updated with more main points on Shahed-type drones.
Ukraine struck the Primorsko-Akhtarsk airfield in Russia’s Krasnodar Krai with drones overnight on Feb. 6, the General Staff reported.
“The blow to the show and the explosions in the target area. A fireplace exploded. The effects of the coup are clarified,” he said.
The airfield, 230 kilometers (142 miles) from the front line, is a key launch site for Russian shahed-type drones used in opposition to Ukraine, the general staff said, adding that it also serves as storage, education and maintenance for aircraft for aircraft. Operating in Zaporizhzhia and Kherson Obasts.
Russian local Telegram channels reported explosions near the airfield following the strike.
“The movements in the facilities similar to the guarantee of the armed attack of Russia opposed to Ukraine and the terrorization of the civilian population will continue,” added the general personnel.
Russia has increasingly supported through Shahed drones, capable of traveling to 2,500 kilometers, to attack the Ukrainian infrastructure and residential areas.
Suicide drones are very successful and simple to deploy when they reach long -ranking goals. To overwhelm the Ukraine Air Defense System, Russia launches Shaheds in conjunction with ballistic missiles.
Originally imported from Iran, Russia began domestic production of the Shaheds in 2023, with the Yelabuga factory manufacturing 2,738 units that year.
By 2024, production reached more than 5,700 sets only in the first months, according to CNN. Coked as Geran in Russia, those drones are the cornerstone of Moscow’s long -term attack capabilities.
Despite the setbacks, adding a December fireplace in the warehouse of the special economic zone of Alabuga that destroyed $ 16 million in drone components, the installation remains for Russian drones operations.
Most drone attacks are launched from Cape Chauda in Crimea, as well as from Yeisk, Primorsko-Akhtarsk, and Kursk Oblast.
Russia’s drone strikes have violated the airspace of neighboring countries, including Romania, Latvia, and Poland, though these nations have yet to intercept the projectiles.