"Long Neptune" destroys two Russian Su-34s at airfield in Russia’s Volgograd region – Ukrainian Navy
Ukrainian forces launched a missile strike on Russia’s Marinovka military airfield in the Volgograd region, destroying two Su-34 fighter-bombers.
The Ukrainian Navy reported this, according to Censor.NET.
Details of the strike
According to the report, the strike was carried out using the "Long Neptune" coastal missile system.
The aircraft struck were at the base of the 11th Composite Aviation Regiment of the 4th Composite Aviation Division of the 4th Air and Air Defence Army in Oktyabrsky, Volgograd region.
The "Dosye Shpiona" Telegram channel had earlier also confirmed the strike on Marinovka and the loss of two aircraft. In addition, two servicemen from the 11th Composite Aviation Regiment were killed and two others wounded in the attack.
NASA’s FIRMS satellite monitoring system detected a fire at the airfield, the OSINT project Exilenova+ reported. A drone attack warning had been issued in the Volgograd region beforehand.
More about the Su-34
The Su-34 is one of the main aircraft used by Russian tactical aviation. These fighter-bombers drop guided aerial bombs on Ukrainian military positions and settlements near the front line.
Marinovka airfield lies more than 400 km from Ukrainian-controlled territory.
- As previously reported, on 15 October the Ukrainian Navy also used a Neptune missile to strike Borisoglebsk military airfield in the Voronezh region. That strike destroyed four Su-34M aircraft and hit two more of the same type. According to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, they had been loaded with aerial bombs and were ready for further strikes on Ukraine.
