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Ukrainian drone attack on Russian air base in Rostov
During the night between September 16 and 17, drones struck the “Rostov-on-Don Central” military air base in Russia, where an air transport regiment of the Russian armed forces is stationed. The explosions began around 1 a.m. local time, following an air raid alert; OSINT channels report a secondary detonation and a fire in the aircraft parking area, according to Glavred and Focus.ua. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated, according to Dialog.UA, that Ukrainian forces destroyed in a single strike one transport aircraft and five other aircraft and helicopters. Moscow has not yet publicly commented on the incident.
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