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Miami Herald
5 days ago
- Politics
- Miami Herald
Multiple Russian Jets, Bombers Hit in Ukrainian Drone Strike
Drones launched by Kyiv hit five Russian aircraft at an airfield in Crimea, destroying at least one and damaging two others, Ukraine has said. The attack on the airfield in Saky in occupied Crimea also hit an ammunition storage depot, according to Ukraine's Security Service (SBU). Newsweek has contacted the Russian Defense Ministry for comment. While Ukraine has destroyed such aircraft before, the latest attack shows Kyiv's intent to use drones to target the base that is vital for Russia's Black Sea operations and other military sites. Ukraine's SBU said Monday that drones hit the Saky military airfield over the previous night in an attack conducted by Ukraine's Alpha Special Operations Centre. On Monday, the pro-Ukrainian X, formerly Twitter, account Special Kherson Cat posted that locals reported a drone attack on Crimea overnight, but there had been no visual confirmation as yet. Ukraine said the attack completely destroyed a Sukhoi Su-30SM aircraft, damaged another one and also hit three Sukhoi Su-24 aircraft, although there were no details on any damage caused. The Su-30SM is a twin-engine, two-seat multirole fighter aircraft first produced at the start of the last decade and costs between $35 million and $50 million, with the price tag being touted by the SBU. The Su-24 is a Soviet-produced strike bomber. The SBU said that drone attacks also hit an aviation weapons depot at the airfield in what was another step toward weakening Russia's military capabilities on the peninsula Moscow illegally annexed in 2014 and whose recapture is one of Kyiv's war aims. It comes amid reports Tuesday that Ukrainian-launched drones targeted the Tatsinskaya railway station, 60 miles from Ukraine's border in Russia in the Rostov Oblast. The railway station is a logistics hub for nearby oil infrastructure and is used to transport grain. Meanwhile, Russian attacks against Ukraine killed at least nine civilians and injured at least 17 others over the past day, Ukrainian authorities said Tuesday. Ukraine's Air Force said Moscow's forces launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile from Russia's Bryansk Oblast and 46 Shahed-type drones and decoy drones from Kursk, Bryansk, Orel, and Primorsk-Akhtarsk. A drone strike targeting the Chuhuiv district, southeast of Kharkiv overnight Monday killed three civilians, according to the regional prosecutor's office. Ukraine's security services: "The successful special operation of the SBU in Saky is another step toward weakening the enemy's ability to wage a war of aggression against Ukraine. The occupiers must remember that they will never feel safe on our land!" President Donald Trump said his envoy Steve Witkoff would go to Russia this week as speculation mounts over whether a ceasefire can be struck as Moscow is likely to continue its bombardment of Ukraine cities and Kyiv will step up its attacks on the Kremlin's military infrastructure. Related Articles Rising Defense Partner Reacts After Trump ThreatPutin Gives Update on Zelensky TalksTrump's Envoy Steve Witkoff To Visit Russia This Week: What We KnowOPEC+ Countries Agree to Boost Oil Production: What to Know 2025 NEWSWEEK DIGITAL LLC.
Newsweek
5 days ago
- Politics
- Newsweek
Multiple Russian Jets, Bombers Hit in Ukrainian Drone Strike
Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Drones launched by Kyiv hit five Russian aircraft at an airfield in Crimea, destroying at least one and damaging two others, Ukraine has said. The attack on the airfield in Saky in occupied Crimea also hit an ammunition storage depot, according to Ukraine's Security Service (SBU). Newsweek has contacted the Russian Defense Ministry for comment. Russian Sukhoi Su-30SM and MiG-29 fighter jets in a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on May 5, 2025. Russian Sukhoi Su-30SM and MiG-29 fighter jets in a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on May 5, It Matters While Ukraine has destroyed such aircraft before, the latest attack shows Kyiv's intent to use drones to target the base that is vital for Russia's Black Sea operations and other military sites. What To Know Ukraine's SBU said Monday that drones hit the Saky military airfield over the previous night in an attack conducted by Ukraine's Alpha Special Operations Centre. On Monday, the pro-Ukrainian X, formerly Twitter, account Special Kherson Cat posted that locals reported a drone attack on Crimea overnight, but there had been no visual confirmation as yet. Ukraine said the attack completely destroyed a Sukhoi Su-30SM aircraft, damaged another one and also hit three Sukhoi Su-24 aircraft, although there were no details on any damage caused. ❗️The Security Service of Ukraine claims it successfully carried out a drone strike on the Russian Saky airfield in occupied Crimea last night damaging or destroying five Russian military aircraft as a result. One Su-30SM was reportedly destroyed, another damaged, as well as… — Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (@bayraktar_1love) August 4, 2025 The Su-30SM is a twin-engine, two-seat multirole fighter aircraft first produced at the start of the last decade and costs between $35 million and $50 million, with the price tag being touted by the SBU. The Su-24 is a Soviet-produced strike bomber. The SBU said that drone attacks also hit an aviation weapons depot at the airfield in what was another step toward weakening Russia's military capabilities on the peninsula Moscow illegally annexed in 2014 and whose recapture is one of Kyiv's war aims. It comes amid reports Tuesday that Ukrainian-launched drones targeted the Tatsinskaya railway station, 60 miles from Ukraine's border in Russia in the Rostov Oblast. The railway station is a logistics hub for nearby oil infrastructure and is used to transport grain. Meanwhile, Russian attacks against Ukraine killed at least nine civilians and injured at least 17 others over the past day, Ukrainian authorities said Tuesday. Ukraine's Air Force said Moscow's forces launched an Iskander-M ballistic missile from Russia's Bryansk Oblast and 46 Shahed-type drones and decoy drones from Kursk, Bryansk, Orel, and Primorsk-Akhtarsk. A drone strike targeting the Chuhuiv district, southeast of Kharkiv overnight Monday killed three civilians, according to the regional prosecutor's office. What People Are Saying Ukraine's security services: "The successful special operation of the SBU in Saky is another step toward weakening the enemy's ability to wage a war of aggression against Ukraine. The occupiers must remember that they will never feel safe on our land!" What Happens Next President Donald Trump said his envoy Steve Witkoff would go to Russia this week as speculation mounts over whether a ceasefire can be struck as Moscow is likely to continue its bombardment of Ukraine cities and Kyiv will step up its attacks on the Kremlin's military infrastructure.
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First Post
22-05-2025
- Politics
- First Post
Russia expanding nukes' arsenal, deploying air-to-air nuclear missiles: US intelligence
In an unclassified intelligence assessment, the US Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has said that Russia is expanding its nuclear arsenal and has deployed an air-to-air nuclear missile. read more A Sukhoi Su-30 SM fighter plane fires missiles during the International Army Games in 2018 at the Dubrovichi range outside Ryazan, Russia (Photo: Reuters) Russia is expanding its nuclear weapons arsenal and is deploying a nuclear-armed air-to-air missile, according to an unclassified US intelligence assessment. The assessment has come months after Russia revised its nuclear doctrine to lower the threshold to use nuclear weapons. In the ongoing war with Ukraine, Russian leaders have often threatened Ukraine and its partners with nuclear attacks. The assessment from the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) also said that Russia is training Belarusian personnel in the handling of nuclear weapons stationed in the country — Russia started stationing nuclear weapons in its satellite state of Belarus in 2023. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Russia expands nukes with air-to-air missiles Since the height of the Cold War, the United States and Russia have not had air-to-air nuclear missiles. But that has now changed with Russia deploying an air-to-air nuclear-armed missile. 'Russia is expanding its nuclear forces by adding new capabilities, including nuclear air-to-air missiles and novel nuclear systems,' the US intelligence assessment noted. While the assessment did not reveal the missile's name, The War Zone has reported that this is most likely a nuclear-armed variant of R-37M missile, which it described as a very long-range air-to-air missile. The missile is called AA-13 Axehead in Nato's terminology. While nuclear-armed air-to-ground missiles are fairly regular among nuclear-armed countries, such air-to-air missiles have not been used since the Cold War. The United States had one such missile, GAR-11, which was developed in 1950s but was retired in 1970s. Nuclear-armed air-to-air missiles were originally made to neutralise bomber formations at the height of Cold War, according to TWZ. As such bomber formations are no longer relevant today, it is not clear what motivated Russia to develop and deploy a nuclear-armed air-to-air missile. To be sure, such air-to-air missiles were 'area effect' weapon, which target a general area in which all objects within blast radius suffer damage. On the other hand, most weapons hit a specific target that they are launched at. Air-to-air area effect weapons can be useful in attacking advanced stealth aircraft that could be detected but prove hard to lock on for a targeted strike. Such missiles can also be useful against drone swarms. However, such actions can be performed by conventional area effect weapons too. Arming such missiles with nuclear payloads is bound to be seen by others as an escalatory measure.
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First Post
06-05-2025
- Politics
- First Post
Two days of Ukrainian drone attacks shut down airports in Moscow
Moscow's mayor Sergei Sobyanin, claimed that Russia had downed 19 Ukrainian drones before they reached Moscow 'from different directions'. He added that some of the debris had fallen on key highways across the city, however, there were no casualties read more Russian Sukhoi Su-30SM fighter jets and MiG-29 fighter jets fly over Ivan the Great Bell Tower of the Kremlin during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in central Moscow on May 5, 2025. AFP Overnight Ukrainian strikes in the Russian capital of Moscow forced the closure of all four major airports in the city for several hours. The attack, targeting Moscow, was the second strike in a row. Russia's aviation watchdog Rosaviatsia announced on Telegram that the main airports of Moscow were shut down for several hours in response to the drone attacks before they were reopened on Tuesday. The mayor of the capital city, Sergei Sobyanin, claimed that Russia had downed 19 Ukrainian drones before they reached Moscow 'from different directions'. He added that some of the debris had fallen on key highways across the city, however, there were no casualties. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Three major Telegram news channels that have links to Russian security services – Bazaar, Mash and Shot – said a drone struck an apartment building near a major road in the south of Moscow, smashing windows. The consecutive attacks came ahead of Moscow marking this week the 80th anniversary of the victory of the Soviet Union and its allies over Nazi Germany in World War Two. Russian President Vladimir Putin declared last week a three-day ceasefire from May 8-10 to mark the anniversary. In the Kursk region, acting governor Alexander Khinshtein said an attack was carried out on an electrical substation in the city of Rylsk late Monday, injuring two teenagers. 'As a result of the attack on the city, two transformers were damaged, and the power was completely cut off,' he said on Telegram. Victory Day ceasefire Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that he does 'not believe' Russia would adhere to a three-day truce to coincide with Moscow's Victory Day celebrations on May 9. 'This is not the first challenge, nor are these the first promises made by Russia to cease fire,' Zelensky said at a news conference with Czech President Petr Pavel. 'We understand who we are dealing with, we do not believe them,' said Zelensky, who arrived in Prague Sunday for a two-day visit accompanied by his wife. 'Today and all these days they are talking about wanting some kind of partial ceasefire, but you should know, for example, that the number of assaults today is the highest in recent months,' Zelensky said. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD With inputs from agencies
