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Ukrainian Drone Reportedly Strikes Russian An-26 Plane, Causing Casualties in Occupied Crimea
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A Ukrainian drone had reportedly struck a Russian military transport aircraft, an Antonov An-26, at the Kacha airfield in occupied Crimea. The strike supposedly resulted in casualties, including dead and wounded individuals, likely among the crew or airfield personnel, Militarnyi reported on December 11, citing a Russian Telegram channel, which is closely linked to Russian pilots.
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Earlier in the day, a Russian monitoring channel had issued an air raid warning for the Kacha area, located near an important Russian airbase.
The An-26 is a Soviet-era military transport aircraft, first flown in 1969 and introduced into service in 1975. It has a crew of 5–6 and a cargo capacity of up to 5.5 tons. Its maximum speed is approximately 540 km/h, and it can fly up to 2,500 km, Militarnyi wrote.
Previouly, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) carried out its biggest one-shot strike in Crimea yet, destroying two Russian An-26 transport aircraft along with coastal radar stations.
According to the military intelligence service, special forces from the “Prymary” unit carried out a raid on the peninsula, destroying two An-26 aircraft, a surface surveillance radar station, and a coastal MR-10M1 “Mys M1” radar system.
HUR emphasized that operations to eliminate high-value enemy assets in Crimea are ongoing. The losses inflicted on Russian forces were confirmed in the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine’s daily report.
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