HUR attacks Savasleyka air base: Three Russian planes destroyed, five damaged – source

On August 16, the Main Directorate of Intelligence (HUR) attacked the Russian Savasleyka air base – three Russian planes were destroyed and five were damaged, according to a LIGA.net source in military intelligence.

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The source stated that on August 16, the HUR struck the Savavleyevo airfield in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod Oblast with kamikaze drones.

As a result of the attack, one MiG-31K or MiG-31I and two Il-76 were destroyed. Five aircraft – possibly MiG-31K/I – were damaged.

The source also reported that during the previous strike on the Savasleyka air base on August 13, a fuel and lubricant depot was hit and a MiG-31K/I aircraft was damaged.

Space intelligence data indicate that the airfield had 11 MiG-31K/I aircraft, one Il-76 aircraft, and five Mi-8 and Mi-23 helicopters during the August 13 attack.

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