Video emerged on social media showing a missile attack on the Ukraine’s Mirgorod Air Base in Poltava Oblast on Monday. The base, home to Ukraine’s 831st Tactical Aviation Brigade, is located in central Ukraine, about 100 miles southwest of the border. The attack and loss of aircraft has been confirmed by the Ukrainian Air Force. […]
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Village on Ukraine’s doorstep set to become NATO’s biggest European airbase as Putin vows to go ‘to the end’ in the war
Romania’s Mihail Kogălniceanu airbase is set to become NATO’s largest base in Europe. The $2.7 billion expansion will enable the base to support 10,000 NATO personnel and their families. It comes as Putin vowed to go “to the end” in the war in Ukraine. An airbase located only around 12 miles from the Black Sea […]
A Romanian village is set to become Nato’s biggest airbase in Europe
Six RAF Eurofighter Typhoons sit on the taxiway, engines roaring on two, as the ground staff hurry about, adding the finishing touches before take-off. In the distance, a cloud of dust rises in the summer haze over the construction site of the second runway, 3.5km (2 miles) long, beside the first. The hot northerly wind […]
Ukrainian forces strike Russian airbase with at least 70 drones, targeting Su-34 jets used to drop glide bombs
Ukraine targeted an airbase in Russia’s Rostov region with at least 70 drones, an official said. Kyrylo Budanov, the head of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, confirmed the attack to The War Zone. The operation targeted Su-34 bombers used by Russia to drop glide bombs on Ukraine. Ukraine struck a military airbase in Russia with at […]
A brand-new F-35 crashed into a New Mexico hillside while flying from a Lockheed Martin facility to a US airbase
A new F-35B crashed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Tuesday, leaving its pilot injured. The jet was a new model being transferred from a Lockheed Martin facility to the US military, per reports. F-35s have been reported to cost up to $135 million each, but it’s unclear how much this one was worth. An F-35B […]
German defence minister visits NATO mission at Latvian airbase
German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius has assured NATO partner Latvia during a visit to the Baltic state of Germany’s military support. “The security of the Baltic States is our security,” the minister said on Tuesday at the Latvian Air Force base in the town of Lielvārde. There he was informed about the deployment of German […]
Russia’s Belbek Airbase In Crimea Hammered By Ukrainian Long-Range Strike
Details are still scarce, but reports indicate that the Russian airbase at Belbek, on the occupied Crimean peninsula, has come under heavy attack by Ukrainian forces. The Russian Ministry of Defense claims that it countered an overnight attack by U.S.-made Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), a short-range ballistic missile that has made a significant impact […]
Explosions heard in areas of Sevastopol and Hvardiiske, Crimea, where airbase is located – photo, video
On 1 March, explosions were heard in Russia-occupied Crimea during an air-raid warning; they were heard by residents of Sevastopol, Yevpatoriia and Hvardiiske, north of Simferopol. Source: Radio Liberty project Krym.Realii (Crimea.Realities); Suspilne; Krymskyi Veter (Crimean Wind) Telegram channel; Atesh, military partisan movement; Kryminform (Crimea Inform) Details: Local residents reported to Suspilne.Crimea about explosions in […]
Ukrainian intel likely behind destruction of Russian Su-34 fighter jet at Chelyabinsk airbase
A Su-34 fighter jet caught fire at the Shagol airfield in the Russian city of Chelyabinsk on the night of Jan. 4, a source in Ukraine’s special services told NV, attributing the act to Ukrainian military intelligence (HUR). Read also: Russia resumes use of Su-34 fighters after Ukraine had shot several down within days The […]
Ukraine’s military intelligence torches Russian Su-34 jet at airbase
A Russian Su-34 fighter jet was lit on fire on Jan. 4 at the Shagol airbase in Chelyabinsk, Russia, which intelligence sources told Ukrainska Pravda was the work of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency (HUR). The extent of damage to the plane, which costs at least $50 million, is unclear. The Kyiv Independent could not verify […]