Defense Forces strike two Shahed launch bases in Russia's Kursk and Bryansk regions

Defense Forces strike two Shahed launch bases in Russia's Kursk and Bryansk regions

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Two launch sites for Shahed drones were hit in Navlya and at the Khalino airfield, located in Russia's Bryansk and Kursk regions.

According to Ukrinform, the Commander of the Unmanned Systems Forces, Robert "Magyar" Brovdi, reported this on Telegram.

"Together with other deep-strike units of Ukraine's Defense Forces, during the night of April 4 we targeted two hubs and pre-flight preparation points for Shahed UAVs in Navlya (Bryansk region, Russia) and at the Khalino airfield (Kursk region, Russia)," Brovdi said.

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According to him, that same night the Unmanned Systems Forces also destroyed a radar from an S-400 air defense system in Feodosia, a Tor air defense system, and "another dozen military targets, including command posts, logistics points, warehouses, and two Shahed hubs in the swamps of the Kursk and Bryansk regions."

As reported, on the night of April 4 drones attacked the city of Tolyatti in Russia's Samara region, after which fires broke out at two chemical plants – Tolyattikauchuk and KuibyshevAzot.

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