Ukraine shoots another Russian airfield in Volgograd: Su-34 aircraft are destroyed

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According to the report, Ukrainian troops have shot down two Russian Su-34 jets and damaged two others at the Marinovka airfield in Russia’s Volgograd region. The operation was carried out jointly by Ukraine’s Security Service, Armed Forces, and Special Operations Forces with the use of long-range drones. "The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces and the Security Service of Ukraine have carried out a joint special operation that resulted in the destruction of two Russian Su-34 fighter-bombers and damage to two others at the Marinovka airfield,” the SBU reported on Friday.

The report said that the strike triggered a fire in the airfield’s technical maintenance area used by the Russian army to get aircraft ready for missions, perform routine maintenance, and carry out repairs. The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces reported that Su-34s are actively used by Russian forces along the front line for bombing missions, including the deployment of guided aerial bombs. According to the General Staff’s statement, the fighter jets are classed as frontline fighter-bombers in the Russian Aerospace Forces and are particularly used to drop guided aerial bombs, including some equipped with glide and correction modules.

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