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- The strike aimed to undermine Moscow鈥檚 ability to use warplanes for gliding bomb attacks on Ukraine
- 鈥淯krainian drones work exactly as they should,鈥� Zelensky said
KYIV: Ukraine carried out its largest long-range drone strike of the war on four Russian military airfields overnight, a Kyiv security source said, an attack hailed by President Volodymyr Zelensky as 鈥渢imely鈥� and 鈥渁ccurate.鈥�
The strike, which targeted Russia鈥檚 Voronezh, Kursk, Savasleyka and Borisoglebsk air bases, aimed to undermine Moscow鈥檚 ability to use warplanes for gliding bomb attacks on Ukraine, the source said.
Reuters could not independently verify the claim. Ukraine was still assessing the scale of damage, the source said.
鈥淭hank you for the accurate, timely, and effective strikes on Russian airfields. Ukrainian drones work exactly as they should,鈥� Zelensky said as he addressed the military on Wednesday.
Russia鈥檚 defense ministry said earlier that its air defenses had destroyed 117 drones and four tactical missiles launched by Ukraine at several regions including Kursk.
The strike on the airfields comes as Ukrainian troops are trying to press forward in Russia鈥檚 Kursk region after they launched a surprise operation which has yielded their biggest battlefield gains since 2022.
Since the incursion last week, Russian forces has reduced the number of guided bomb attacks on border settlements in Ukraine鈥檚 northeastern Kharkiv region, the local governor said on Monday.