Ukraine will be able to finish off Russian strategic aviation if it receives Taurus now – aviation expert

The defense forces will be able to finish off Russian strategic bombers at aircraft repair plants if Ukraine receives German Taurus long-range missiles. Valeriy Romanenko, an aviation expert and leading researcher at the National Aviation University, told LIGA.net.

According to him, if Taurus is delivered to Kyiv now, the defenders will be able to finish off Russian aircraft at aircraft repair plants in Diaghilev (Ryazan Region) and Taganrog (Rostov Region).

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported that Ukraine and Germany were discussing the supply of Taurus, but he agreed with Chancellor Friedrich Merz not to discuss some details publicly.

Romanenko also told LIGA.net that the strike by the Security Service of Ukraine on strategic Russian airfields reduces Moscow's threat to Europe, and noted that it makes sense to compare this operation to the Japanese strike on the American Pearl Harbor.

• The SSU stated that as a result of the special operation, 34% of Russian strategic cruise missile carriers, whose estimated value is $7 billion, were hit.
• President Zelenskyy reported that this was Ukraine's most far-reaching operation and that the "office" for its implementation was directly next to the FSB headquarters in one of the Russian regions.
• A correspondent for the American television channel CBS News, citing sources in the presidential administration, reported that the special operation was carried out without US intelligence.