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Ukrainian Air Force Destroys Russian Drone Hub in Kursk Region
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On April 19, the Ukrainian Air Force conducted a precision strike on a Russian drone operations facility near the village of Tyotkino in Russia’s Kursk region, according to a statement from Ukraine’s General Staff.
The targeted site was reportedly used by Russian forces to prepare, equip, and launch reconnaissance, attack, and FPV drones against Ukrainian territory. The General Staff said up to 20 drone operators were eliminated in the strike.
According to the statement, the facility served as a hub for launching unmanned aerial attacks, making it a significant part of Russia’s drone warfare infrastructure.
Ukraine’s military leadership stated the Armed Forces will continue targeting Russian military infrastructure involved in operations against Ukraine.
Earlier, on April 20, Ukrainian forces shot down a rare Russian “Forpost” reconnaissance and strike drone — a domestically produced version of Israel’s IAI Searcher Mk II — at an altitude of 4 kilometers.
The $7 million UAV, capable of carrying laser-guided KAB-20 bombs, was reportedly hit by an FPV drone operated by Ukraine’s 414th Separate UAV Brigade. After sustaining damage to its control surfaces, the drone glided across the border and likely crashed in Russia’s Kursk region.
On the night of March 31, a drone strike targeted Russia’s Shaikovka airbase, home to Tu-22M3 bombers involved in missile strikes on Ukraine. Satellite images published by the Ukrainian OSINT group CyberBoroshno later confirmed the destruction of a technical building and storage facilities used for servicing and fueling Kh-22 and Kh-32 missiles.
