The Marinovka airfield in Volgograd was hit amid a barrage of 28 drones, Russian officials said

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A Russian military airbase was left ablaze after Ukraine launched a massive drone barrage over Russia in the early hours of Thursday morning.

The Marinovka airfield in Volgograd was attacked at around 3.30am on Thursday, with Moscow claiming it shot down a drone and a fire was started by falling debris.

Up to 28 drones were launched across Russia by Ukraine in the attack, according to the Russian defence ministry.

“Most of the drones were destroyed. As a result of the UAV crash, a fire broke out on the territory of a defense ministry facility,” Andrei Bocharov, the region’s governor, said.

It comes as Ukraine has destroyed Russian pontoon bridges with US-made weapons to defend its incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, according to officials.

Kyiv said US-manufactured HIMARS rocket systems had been used as part of operations to disrupt Russian logistics in the Kursk region.

Yesterday Ukraine launched its largest drone attack on Moscow since Vladimir Putin’s invasion began – its latest attempt to bring the war home to Russia as it continues its audacious cross-border incursion in Kursk.

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A Russian military airbase was left ablaze after Ukraine launched a massive drone barrage over Russia in the early hours of Thursday morning.

The Marinovka airfield in Volgograd was attacked at around 3.30am on Thursday, with Moscow claiming it shot down a drone with a fire started by falling debris.

Up to 28 drones were launched across Russia by Ukraine in the attack, according to the Russian defence ministry.

“Most of the drones were destroyed. As a result of the UAV crash, a fire broke out on the territory of a defense ministry facility,” Andrei Bocharov, the region’s governor, said.

A screengrab showing thick black smoke billowing above the airfield on Thursday

A screengrab showing thick black smoke billowing above the airfield on Thursday (via REUTERS)
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