Russia announced the destruction of Ukraine's air force arsenal

Russia announced a raid on a Ukrainian weapons and fuel depot at Dolgintsevo airport, along with a series of targets in Zaporizhzhia and Lugansk provinces.

"Russian units destroyed fuel storage facilities and aviation weapons depots at the Dolgintsevo airport in Dnipro province. The Enklav jamming station in Zaporizhzhia province and the communications center of the 66th Mechanized Brigade in Lugansk province were also hit," the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on October 2.

Image of the attack on Ukraine's Dolgintsevo base on September 26. Photo: Telegram/Dnepro_Rub — Image of the attack on Ukraine's Dolgintsevo base on September 26. Photo: *Telegram/Dnepro_Rub*

Video appeared on social media the same day showing the moment a Russian missile crashed into a suspected Ukrainian military base in the city of Druzhkovka in Donetsk province.

Ukrainian officials have not commented on the information.

Dolgintsevo Airport is located near the city of Kryvyi Rih in Dnipro province, central Ukraine. This is one of the bases of Ukraine's MiG-29 squadron, once considered a safe area because it is more than 70 km from the front line and out of range of many Russian weapons.

Russia announced the destruction of Ukraine's air force arsenal — A Ukrainian military base in Donetsk province is attacked in a video posted on October 2. Video: *Telegram/Voenacher*

However, that began to change when the Russian Defense Ministry announced on September 11 that it had attacked the airport, destroying two MiG-29 fighters and three Su-25 attack aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force. Video posted on social media later showed the Lancet suicide drone crashing and destroying at least one MiG-29 in the parking lot.

The second attack took place on September 26, when Russian forces used guided rocket artillery or weapons launched from armed UAVs to attack, causing a MiG-29 fighter to burst into flames.

Location of the city of Kryvyi Rih. Graphics: RYV — Location of the city of Kryvyi Rih. Graphics: *RYV*

Russia has been carrying out strikes across Ukraine, aiming to disrupt the supply network for the counter-offensive that Kiev has been waging for the past four months. Many of the strikes have targeted Ukrainian weapons and ammunition depots, oil storage facilities and industrial plants.

Vu Anh (According to RIA Novosti, Reuters )

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