The source, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said the operation was conducted by the SBU, Ukraine’s internal security service.
“At this moment, there are still four pockets of a powerful fire observed at the site, as well as the unceasing detonation of munitions,” the source said.
The source said the facility was in the village of Soldatskoe, some 130 kilometers from the nearest Ukraine-controlled territory.
Ukraine, which is restricted by some of its Western allies from using their missiles on Russian territory, has built up a stock of domestically produced long-range drones, some capable of hitting targets over 1,000 kilometers away, or even further, if Ukrainian military’s spy chief is to be believed.
Russian crime, Ukrainian punishment
Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) said that Ukraine’s leading specialists have developed drones capable of striking military targets as deep as 1,800 kilometers inside Russian territory.
“Military airfields, a source of constant threat to Ukrainian cities, shudder from air attacks. Russia’s entire infrastructure contributing to their war effort has suffered and will suffer losses,” Budanov said on social media, adding that “After all,
instead of defending what’s theirs, Russia chose the wrong path of an unprovoked war and an attack on the lands of a sovereign state.”
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For months now, Kyiv has been pummelling Russian energy infrastructure,
oil refineries, and other targets critical to the Kremlin’s war effort.
September 7 marks the Day of Military Intelligence in Ukraine. One of the chief achievements of his organization named by Budanov was forcing Russia to withdraw its Black Sea Fleet from its bases in occupied Crimea.
He said: “We forced the enemy to move their fleet to a ‘safer’ distance,” at the same time adding that “this is only an illusion of control.
“After all, having unleashed a large-scale aggression against Ukraine, there is no safe place for the Russian occupation army and its structures. The punishment may be postponed, but never canceled.”
The head of HUR also said that his organization has successfully conducted dozens of cyberattacks against the Russian military’s IT infrastructure, obtaining valuable intelligence that is being used in Ukraine’s military operations against the invading forces.
And, as he stated, this is not Kyiv’s last word.
He said: “Russia’s statehood, built on fear and brutality, has an expiration date. Therefore, the expansion of the
network of loyal supporters, as well as sabotage stunts deep inside Russia, will proceed.”
