Ukraine says it struck drone depot in Russia’s Oryol region
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The Ukraine military's general staff said the attack took place on Dec 26 and was conducted by Ukraine's air force.
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Ukraine said on Dec 28 it had struck a storage and maintenance depot for long-range Shahed drones in Russia’s Oryol region, adding that this had “significantly reduced” Russia’s ability to launch mass drone attacks on Ukraine.
The Ukraine military’s general staff said in a statement on Telegram that the attack took place on Dec 26 and was conducted by Ukraine’s air force.
“As a result of the strike, a depot for storage, maintenance and repair of Shahed kamikaze drones, made of several protected concrete structures, was destroyed,” it said.
“This military operation has significantly reduced the enemy’s potential in terms of conducting air raids of strike drones on Ukraine’s civilian infrastructure.”
Moscow has not made any comment on the attack.
Russia has regularly launched missile and drone attacks on Ukraine
For the past several months, Moscow has launched near-daily barrages of dozens of drones at Ukraine, hoping to damage its infrastructure and wear down air defences, leaving them less able to shoot down missiles.
Ukraine’s air force said earlier on Dec 28 it had downed 15 out of 16 drones launched by Russia overnight, with the last one disappearing from radars. REUTERS
