According to NV sources, on the night of August 26-27, Kursk airbase in western Russia was attacked by counterintelligence agents from the 13th Main Directorate of the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU).
Four Russian Su-30 fighters and one MiG-29 aircraft, as well as two Pantsyr air defense systems and S-300 radars were hit by attack drones. Almost all reached their targets, only three were intercepted by Russian air defenses, the source said.
“Bavovna* (ed. see note below) was very spectacular. The exact results of the attacks and the number of casualties and wounded will be announced soon,” the source said.
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During the night of August 26-27, several violent explosions were heard in Kursk. The Russian Defense Ministry said it had successfully intercepted drones. However, the governor of Kursk Oblast reported that a drone had collided with a residential building overnight.
*The Ukrainian word “bavovna” (meaning “cotton” in English) is a newly coined term in Ukrainian, referring to a loud explosion far behind the front lines.
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