Ukraine attacks Russian airbase, disrupting UAV launch capabilities?

Writing on social network X, the British Ministry of Defense said it was "highly likely" that Ukraine's attacks last week on the Yeysk air base in Russia's Krasnodar Krai region had damaged its ability to deploy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), according to The Independent newspaper on June 28.

A Ukrainian serviceman in Kharkiv province on June 19 launched a medium-altitude reconnaissance drone, Vector, towards the positions of Russian soldiers.

The British Ministry of Defense confirmed that the attack, carried out on June 21, could force Russia to move its vulnerable bases further away from Ukrainian territory.

“It is likely that in the short term these attacks will cause some disruption to Russia’s ability to use drones to attack targets deep inside Ukraine from these locations,” the UK Ministry of Defence said.

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"There is a real possibility that Russia will disperse its UAV operations to bases that are less vulnerable to attack and so the impact may be temporary. It is likely that Ukraine will exploit its recent successes and continue its anti-UAV campaign to disadvantage Russia," the UK Ministry of Defense said.

Russia has been using long-range UAVs to attack Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and populated areas for nearly two years. The first recorded use of this type of UAV was in September 2022, about six months after Russia began its military campaign in Ukraine, according to The Independent .

But in recent months, Ukraine has used domestically-built UAVs to attack Russian military targets. The attack on the Yeysk air base was just one of dozens of attacks that have reached as far as the Russian city of St Petersburg, more than 800km away from Ukraine, according to The Independent .

There is currently no information about Russia's reaction to the above comments from the British Ministry of Defense.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/ukraine-tan-cong-can-cu-khong-quan-nga-lam-gian-doan-kha-nang-phong-uav-185240629111821196.htm