Conflict & Security
Ukrainian forces strike Russian airfield, damaging six Su-34 jets
October 16, 2026 at 05:01 AM
Ukrainian forces struck the Borisoglebsk airfield in Russia's Voronezh region overnight, damaging six Su-34 combat jets in a strike using Neptune missiles.
- Ukraine's military said it damaged six Russian Su-34M jets in an overnight strike on Borisoglebsk airfield in Russia's Voronezh region.
- President Zelensky said four Su-34 aircraft were destroyed and two more hit, targeted with a Neptune missile.
- Zelensky said the jets were loaded with aerial bombs and ready to launch attacks on Ukraine.
- Zelensky said long-range weapons also struck a drone storage and launch site in the Oryol region and a target in the Black Sea.