On the night of November 17, the Ukrainian military launched a drone strike on the Dzhankoi air base in Crimea, according to Fighterbomber a credible Telegram channel for Russian air force pilots The air base is reported to function as usual Overall, the Kherson sector did not feature active fighting, as reported by the ISW The territory marked blue on the map shows areas liberated by the Ukrainian troops Nova Kakhovka is still under the full control of Russian troops. However, a few days back, locals reported the presence of individual groups of Ukrainian fighters, who withdrew after several skirmishes. They were most likely special ops or reconnaissance, writes War Monitor the Russian military is now transferring the most fighting-fit troops off the right bank of the Dnipro to other sectors of the front They may be used as reinforcement in the Donetsk Region or for the groupings in Zaporizhzhia or the Luhansk Region Russia may use them for its next offensive from the direction of Belarus if this plan gets the green light Social media features a video of a recent friendly fire incident on the Inhulets River. When withdrawing to their river bank, Russian troops decided to destroy the watercraft, but their comrades mistook them for an enemy sabotage reconnaissance group and opened fire on them, reports Gray Zone a Telegram channel affiliated with the Wagner PMC In the Donetsk sector, according to Russian “patriotic” channels “DPR” troops from the 100th People's Militia Brigade captured Bassein a major Ukrainian strongpoint outside Nevelske This development may enable Russian forces to establish fire control over the supply route from Krasnohorivka to Pervomaiske and Avdiivka and proceed to storm Nevelske The Rybar Telegram channel recounts that the Russian troops attacked the strongpoint in three groups: one approached from the north cutting the supply of the long-term AFU position through the forest while the other two breached the line of trenches combat action in other sectors is limited to positional fighting with Russian troops attempting to capture the northern reaches of Opytne and the eastern part of Vodiane As Ukrainian military expert Roman Svitan explained to The Insider the capturing of the Bassein strongpoint is “too minor an event for a strategic breakthrough” while the fortified locality indeed offers control over the road from Krasnohorivka it gives no serious advantage to the Russians Using target coordinates provided by Ukrainian guerrilla fighters and deeply inserted special ops agents, the Ukrainian military launched a precision strike on the command units of Russia’s 58th Combined Arms Army stationed in Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia, writes Chuck Pfarrer military correspondent and former US Marine On November 17, Russian troops continued their missile warfare across the territory of Ukraine, according to Ukraine's Air Force Apart from strikes conducted by rocket artillery and S-300 surface-to-air missiles on cities along the frontline Russian strategic Tu-95MS jets also launched a mission from the Volgodonsk District of Rostov Region A total of nine missile-carrier bombers fired up to 18 Kh-101/Kh-555 cruise missiles targeting an industrial facility in Dnipropetrovsk Region and gas extracting facilities four of the Russian cruise missiles were shot down the Ukrainian military destroyed five Shahed drones incoming from Belarus the air defense systems of the South Air Force Command destroyed two Kh-59 guided aircraft missiles In all, according to the AFU, Russia has fired almost 150 missiles at Ukraine over the last six days, with 111 launched on November 15. Since November 11, the AFU has destroyed 102 airborne targets, reports General Oleksii Hromov The Ukrainian Ministry of Reintegration has released data on the liberated Ukrainian settlements as of November 15 A total of 943 communities have been deoccupied across the Kharkiv Over 23,000 people have already been evacuated from the liberated Kharkiv Region, reported Iryna Vereshchuk the Minister of Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories She remarked that the number included almost 2,500 minors and 452 individuals with impaired mobility Vereshchuk added that residents are being evacuated from other endangered regions as well and that the evacuation was strictly voluntary Meanwhile, as CNN reports the US is facing a shortage of particular weapons and munitions requested by Kyiv Primarily it concerns the stock of 155-mm artillery ammunition and Stinger anti-aircraft shoulder-fired missiles CNN’s sources assert that challenges may arise in the manufacturing of other weapons as well including Javelin anti-tank missile systems and HARM and GMLRS rockets Pentagon reported having sent over 806,000 155-mm artillery rounds to Ukraine Late on November 16, several countries at the seventh meeting of the Ukraine Defense Contact Group (the Rammstein format) committed to more weapons supplies, reports US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin · Canada will provide aid worth $34 million · Sweden will provide Ukraine with €287 million worth of military aid · Spain will submit two additional Hawk air defense systems and missiles · Greece will supply 155-mm ammunition · Germany will continue to supply air defense systems We really need your help! 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Сделано в Charmer устарел и не позволяет корректно отображать сайт This website is using a security service to protect itself from online attacks The action you just performed triggered the security solution There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase You can email the site owner to let them know you were blocked Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page Ukrainian special services attacked the Engels airfield near Saratov (Russian Federation) It is one of the dozens of military airfields Russians use to launch aviation for strikes but far from the only one targeted by Ukraine in the past two years For more information about the airfields Russia uses in the war and how Ukraine launches counterstrikes and comments from the military and political expert of the Information Resistance Group Oleksandr Kovalenko Photo: Map of airfields Russia uses in the war against Ukraine (RBC-Ukraine infographics) Russians actively use airfields in the occupied mainland the Defense Forces struck a field aerodrome near Kakhovka in the Kherson region up to 200 occupiers were killed or injured and up to 20 units of enemy equipment were destroyed the Armed Forces targeted the Chaplynka airfield during the operation to liberate the right-bank Kherson region the occupiers urgently relocated their aviation As explained by the then Air Force spokesperson Yurii Ihnat the airfield was used to support ground forces with Ka-52 helicopters and Su-25 attack aircraft Chaplynka came under Ukrainian artillery fire so the base was moved deeper into the rear Partly to the village of Strilkove on the Arabat Spit and to Berdyansk (Zaporizhzhia region) The Russians use the Melitopol airfield to station helicopters That's why news about bavovna (explosions ironically - ed.) occasionally comes from there Melitopol is about 70 km away from the front line the airfield is also attacked using HIMARS systems Airfields in the occupied Berdyansk and Luhansk are about 90 km from the front line Ukrainian forces used long-range ATACMS missiles for the first time as part of Operation DRAGONFLY the strikes destroyed or damaged over 20 helicopters explosions in the area of the airfield are reported by Berdyansk residents Photo: After the ATACMS attack on the airfield near Luhansk (Schemes/Planet Labs) "It is necessary to strike at airfields because tactical aviation The Russians at one time became so brazen that they used aviation on the occupied territories not far from the front line Everyone remembers the successful ATACMS strikes on airfields in Berdyansk and Luhansk where a large number of helicopters were destroyed at once This is important because helicopters are one of the advancing elements of the Russian occupiers," Oleksandr Kovalenko a military and political expert for the Information Resistance Group command posts and control points are located at airfields "It's important to target them because it undermines the overall control system. Ammunition depotsб fuel and lubricants are also located there. Therefore, their total destruction is essential," emphasized the expert The same system applies to airfields on the peninsula involving depots The difference is that not only attack helicopters like Ka-52 and Mi-28 are stationed in Crimea but mainly tactical combat aircraft like MiG-31 The occupiers use at least five Crimean airfields for aviation allowing them to control the sky over the Ukrainian waters of the Black and Azov Seas and Su-25 attack aircraft launch a wide range of bombs and missiles strikes are delivered from a distance of 50-70 km without entering the Ukrainian air defense zone One of the key airfields is located near Saky It was ready for immediate combat actions even before the full-scale invasion now it houses the Russian 43rd Fighter Aviation Regiment with Su-30SM Ukrainian forces heavily attacked it with drones and Neptune missiles and a drone operator training base Mojaher in Saky Ukraine's Defense Intelligence conducted a joint operation with the Air Force It was also reported about the destruction of a control point Photo: Aftermath of the strike on the Saky airfield (Planet Labs) It was reported that after reconstruction in 2020 it could supposedly accommodate strategic bombers Tu-22M3 and Tu-95MS armed with missiles with a range of over 5000 km Ukraine attacked Belbek at least three times The latest strike occurred on January 31 using Storm Shadow/SCALP aviation missiles with reports of hits on radars and communication points An important logistical hub became the Dzhankoy airfield facilitating the supply of occupiers to the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions Its runway allows heavy transport planes to land Explosions rock around Dzhankoy from time to time The Hvardiiske airfield is an airbase north of Simferopol It hosts two squadrons of 12 Su-24M frontline bombers and 12 Su-25SM attack aircraft each two unidentified missiles damaged the runway at the aerodrome but most are not used for aviation purposes The fewer planes Russians have after such strikes These attacks aim to reduce the overall combat readiness of the occupiers and undermine their capabilities in supporting forces in the south There is no mention of serious preparations for Crimea's de-occupation "Each of these strikes is like a brick in the future bridge to liberating the peninsula. It's too early to talk about it, it won't happen soon. But we're moving towards it," he added the Russian army engaged almost all Belarusian airfields for strikes against Ukraine Aviation was deployed there even before the invasion under the guise of "exercises." Combat helicopters and planes were based at aerodromes in Lida Zyabrovka became a main base due to its convenient location As reported by the monitoring project Belarusian Hajun a batch of S-300/400 missiles was delivered there according to the Belarusian Ministry of Defense "one of the units of equipment exploded during a test run." Ukraine did not comment on this incident Russians have stopped using Belarusian airfields after the attack on Machulishchy serious damage was inflicted on the A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft over sabotage and responsibility was claimed by the Association of Security Forces of Belarus (BYPOL) which includes Belarusian military personnel who oppose Lukashenko the head of the SSU (Ukrainian Security Service) announced the involvement of Ukrainian special services the attack in Machulishchy disabled the A-50's radar system The operational team of the service referred to it in their slang as a frying pan," he noted It was reported in the fall of last year that the Russian Federation had withdrawn nearly all its aircraft from Belarusian airfields one cannot completely rule out their return their aviation can be reached even in Belarusian airspace," the expert noted Ukraine has been targeting Russian airfields since the beginning of the full-scale war the Millerovo base in the Rostov region was attacked with a Tochka-U missile an explosion damaged an Il-76 transport aircraft at the Taganrog airfield (Rostov region) a missile was shot down shortly after takeoff as reported by RBC-Ukraine sources within intelligence agencies two attack helicopters Ka-52 Alligator exploded at the Veretye base in the Pskov region and many experts considered the incident one of the best intelligence diversions at that time explosions rocked two rear airfields - Engels near Saratov and Dyagilevo near Ryazan two strategic Tu-95 bombers used for long-range missile launches against Ukraine were damaged a Tu-22M3 bomber and a refueling aircraft were damaged Ukrainian intelligence reported that modified Soviet Tu-141 Strizh drones were used in the attack Both airfields are hundreds of kilometers away from the Ukrainian border Photo: Aftermath of the strike on Engels airfield Drones attacked Engels again within a few weeks with the latest strike occurring on March 20 Reports indicated damage to at least two aircraft a representative of the Ukrainian Defense Intelligence did not comment on who was involved in the operation but mentioned that the results were being clarified so the relocation (of aircraft - ed.) from there is possible Meaning that incidents will continue to take place both there and at other facilities," he added drones attacked the Seshcha airfield in the Bryansk region the Antonov An-124 Ruslan transport aircraft was damaged It is known that the occupiers launched Shahed drones from there as well as Su-34 bombers that bombed Chernihiv The Primorsko-Akhtarsk airfield (Krasnodar Krai) is also used for launching Shahed drones It was reported that a missile attempted to attack an ammunition depot There were also reports of an unknown drone strike on an airfield in Yeysk drones struck the Soltsy military airfield in the Novgorod region two strategic Tu-22M bombers were destroyed the Russians relocated their aviation to the Olenya airfield (Murmansk region) August of last year was rich for bavovna at rear airfields drones disabled a bomber at Shaykovka (Kaluga region) they were launched by people in central Russia coordinating with DI Shaykovka is where the long-range aviation Tu-22M3 is stationed Ukrainian counterintelligence attacked the Kursk airfield with kamikaze drones where aircraft and air defense systems were located Then there was an attack on an airfield in the Bryansk region drones attacked the Kresty airfield near Pskov There were explosions that destroyed four Il-76s and damaged several others," Yusov said Photo: Aftermath of the attack on the Kresty airfield near Pskov (Schemes/Planet Labs) a joint operation of the Security Service of Ukraine and the Armed Forces struck the Morozovsk airfield (Ryazan region) and other equipment were there during the strike The Baltimor airfield near Voronezh was attacked at least twice It is a base for Su-34 bombers actively used by the Russians on the front line the spring of 2024 saw fewer attacks on airfields than desired "The Russians are trying to increase the security of their airfields To ensure that future strikes are effective we need to review their concept or change the characteristics of the weapons There should be some modernization of weapons and we will see how the Tu-22M3 and Tu-95MS will burn I am sure it will happen," Kovalenko told RBC-Ukraine Russian airfields that have been frequently mentioned but not yet reached are noteworthy from where Tu-95 bombers take off and can attack all of Ukraine Tu-22M3 strategic bombers with Kh-22 missiles take off from there and MiG-31K carriers of aeroballistic Kinzhal missiles are stationed there too Similar MiGs take off from Savasleika in the Nizhny Novgorod region we don't have the ability to impact these airfields we don't know what the Defense Forces are preparing what projects our military-industrial complex has it's not necessary to launch a fire strike from Ukrainian territory The enemy can be targeted even from its territory," added the expert.