Ukrainian drones struck a key military airfield in Russia’s Lipetsk region, forcing authorities to declare a state of emergency in another Russian region this week in the face of Kyiv’s ongoing cross-border offensive.
Ukrainian forces targeted the airfield in Lipetsk — roughly 300 kilometers (186 miles) from the border with Ukraine — on Thursday night, hitting warehouses and a number of unspecified objects in the vicinity of the airport, Ukraine’s General Staff of Command said in a Google-translated Telegram post.
“Several sources of ignition were recorded, a strong fire broke out and multiple detonations were observed,” the Ukrainian military added, noting that Su-34, Su-35 and MiG-31 aircraft are based at Lipetsk.
Over a spate of Google-translated Telegram updates, Lipetsk Governor Igor Artamonov said a “massive” drone attack had damaged an energy infrastructure facility, leading to power supply disruptions and to the announcement of a state of emergency in the municipal district.
“At the moment, there …