Zelenskyy: Su-34 bombers hit by Neptune were being prepared for new strikes on Ukraine
Photo: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (Getty Images)
The Su-34 bombers hit by Ukraine’s long-range Neptune missile at Russia’s Borisoglebsk airfield were preparing for new strikes on Ukraine, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Zelenskyy clarified that four Su-34 aircraft were destroyed in the attack, while two more were hit.
"The Russians used them to terrorize our people. These very warplanes were ready to launch new attacks on Ukraine and were loaded with aerial bombs. Our Long Neptune missile was used to strike the target," the president noted.
In addition, Ukraine’s long-range weapons were used to strike a site for storing and launching attack drones in Russia’s Oryol region. A target was also hit in the Black Sea.
"These are our justified responses to all of Russia’s terror against Ukraine. Russia is dragging out the war, so our long-range operations will continue," Zelenskyy stressed.
On the night of October 15, the Ukrainian Navy struck Russia’s Borisoglebsk military airfield in the Voronezh region. Six Su-34M bombers were destroyed.
The strike was carried out using the Neptune coastal missile system.
In addition to the aircraft, equipment used to support aviation operations was destroyed. Repeated explosions and a fire were reported at the airfield.
Satellite images of Borisoglebsk airfield following Ukraine’s Neptune strike have already appeared online.
