Ukraine Hits Key Russia’s Su-34 Bomber Base in Voronezh—Aircraft Parking Area Reportedly Struck

Ukrainian forces launched a missile strike on Russia’s Baltimor military airfield in Voronezh, targeting one of the region’s key bases for Su-34 fighter-bombers, according to the Exilenova+ OSINT community on October 23.

Preliminary information indicates that the strike hit the military aircraft parking area as well as territory around the former Voronezh Military Aviation Engineering University, which sits directly beside the airfield.

Baltimor is one of the Russian Aerospace Forces’ most important aviation facilities in the region. The base hosts the 47th Guards Bomber Aviation Regiment, part of the 105th Composite Aviation Division of Russia’s 6th Air and Air Defense Army.

The regiment primarily operates Su-34 fighter-bombers, which Russia has extensively used for airstrikes and guided-bomb attacks against Ukraine.

The neighboring former Voronezh Military Aviation Engineering University was historically used to train military aviation engineers and technicians before being incorporated into the Zhukovsky-Gagarin Air Force Academy in 2012.

Areas around the former university and the airfield are used to support combat aviation operations, including aircraft maintenance, basing, and sortie preparation.

The full extent of the damage remains unclear, and there is currently no confirmed information on possible losses of Russian aircraft.

Earlier, a Ukrainian Neptune missile strike on Russia’s Borisoglebsk airbase knocked out more Su-34 fighter-bombers in a single night than Moscow has received from its defense industry during all of 2026.

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