Strike has been carried out on aircraft repair plant in Novgorod Region, where A-50 aircraft are being repaired, - General Staff
On the night of 10 November, the Defence Forces struck a factory in the Novgorod region that is refurbishing the A-50.
This has been reported by Censor.NET, citing the press office of the General Staff.
What is known about the affected site?
As noted, this refers to the 123rd Aircraft Repair Plant, located in Staraya Russa in the Novgorod Oblast of the Russian Federation. The facility has its own runway, so heavy aircraft land directly on its premises. Here, military transport aircraft – used by the Russian army to deploy troops and cargo – are repaired, modernised and maintained, as are the A-50 long-range early warning and control aircraft.
"The defence forces have already 'paid a visit' here. In March 2026, an A-50 was damaged whilst it was at the factory for maintenance and, possibly, awaiting modernisation," the General Staff points out.
Details of the night-time attack
On the night of 10 November, the aggressor was struck again.
Explosions were heard on the factory premises, after which a fire broke out. The extent of the damage is still being assessed. But one thing is already clear: such strikes mean that Russian transport aircraft and special-purpose aircraft will be grounded for longer, and it will become increasingly difficult for the enemy to repair them.
"For a Russian aircraft to drop a bomb and for a missile to hit its target, the enemy must coordinate these actions – conducting target reconnaissance, locating and tracking aircraft and cruise missiles over distances of hundreds of kilometres. This task is carried out, in particular, by the A-50, the Russian Federation’s ‘flying radars’. Each such aircraft costs around 350 million dollars, and the aggressor state has only a few left in operational condition. Every single one is worth its weight in gold to Russia," the General Staff noted, adding that they are being repaired at the 123rd Aircraft Repair Plant.
The Ukrainian Defence Forces, in exercising their right to self-defence as guaranteed by Article 51 of the UN Charter, continue to systematically undermine the military and economic capabilities of the Russian aggressor and compel the Russian Federation to cease its armed aggression against Ukraine.
It was previously reported that explosions were heard in the Novgorod Region of the Russian Federation: an aircraft repair plant is believed to have been attacked.
