The Russian governor of the Irkutsk region confirmed the attack, saying Ukrainian remote-piloted aircraft attacked a military unit in the village of Sridni, the first such attack in Siberia.
Moscow:Ukraine on Sunday launched one of its largest drone-based operations on Russia to date, striking a base in eastern Siberia thousands of kilometres (miles) from its border. The Russian governor of the Irkutsk region confirmed the attack, saying Ukrainian remote-piloted aircraft attacked a military unit in the village of Sridni, the first such attack in Siberia.
Ukrainian media reported that a large-scale special operation by Ukraine's Security Service (SBU) has struck "more than 40" Russian aircrafts at air bases in the "rear of the Russian Federation". Citing officials, Reuters reported that the strikes conducted by the SBU had simultaneously hit four Russian military air bases on Sunday, including airfields at Olenya and Belaya.
The aircraft destroyed in the attack include Tu-95 and Tu-22M3 bombers, and at least one A-50, a report by Kyiv Independent claimed, citing sources.
The attack is aimed at destroying enemy bombers far from the front, in Russia, news agency AFP reported, quoting a source, who added that a fire broke out at the targeted Belaya air base.
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