On the night of November 15, the Ukrainian Defense Forces struck two locations from which Russia launches aircraft and attack drones to carry out strikes against Ukraine, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
A key target was struck—the Akhtubinsk airfield in the Astrakhan region, located approximately 650 kilometers from the front line.
This is no ordinary airfield: it is home to the Russian Ministry of Defense’s 929th State Flight Test Center—one of Russia’s main centers for testing new military aircraft and weapons.
It is here that the latest aircraft and missiles are tested before being deployed in the war against Ukraine.