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Taganrog city and port as well, It is located in the Rostov region of RussiaAbout 120 kilometers from the current front line. The military air base located next to the city has always been home to the Russian Air Force operating over Ukraine.
Based on satellite images from the base at the end of October, some have come to the conclusion that As a result of the ATACMS attack on the Beregyansk and Luhansk military airfields, the Russian Air Force reassembled part of the helicopter fleet at this airfield. At that time, 3 Ilyushin Il-76 cargo aircraft and 21 rotary-wing military aircraft were counted in the airport area.
Also by Ukrainians subscriberAccording to reports from open Russian Telegram groups, locals suspect an ATACMS attack, although the probability is low. Western powers – Whether “Storm Shadow” or ATACMS – because they clearly told Kiev so It cannot use its weapons against purely Russian targets, and Ukraine is unlikely to risk Western support for such a strike. Especially since it has its own weapons system that can carry out a similar attack on Taganrog.
The cause of the explosion and damage are still unknown.
Anti-aircraft systems did not work. But I ask you to keep in mind that the Russian Armed Forces are constantly firing at AFUs according to the relevant plan. I have said many times: the army is doing its job
– mixed The Russian governor of the region, Vasiliy Golubev, contradicted himself regarding the case.
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