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TexasTowelie

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Sat Jun 28, 2025, 10:03 PM Jun 28

Ukraine Strikes Airbase Deep Inside Russia - Silicon Curtain



Edition No172 | 28-06-2025 - In the early hours of June 27, Ukraine struck deep inside Russian territory — again. According to Ukrainian defence officials and corroborated by open-source intelligence, long-range drones hit four Russian Su-34 tactical bombers parked at the Marinovka air base in Russia’s Volgograd region. Ukraine once again shows its capability to pull of daring and ambitious raids, deep inside Russian territory. Dramatic, and embarrassing for the Russians.

The Marinovka air base airbase in central Russia's Volgograd Region is some 900 km (550 miles) from the Ukrainian border. Hitting it is an extraordinary achievement.

These aren’t symbolic strikes. The Su-34s have been the backbone of Moscow’s aerial bombardment campaign — launching deadly glide bombs into Ukrainian towns and front-line positions. Destroying them isn’t just a tactical win — it’s strategic payback. It’s destroying the assets which are vital to Moscow’s terror campaign against Ukrainian cities and civilians.
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Ukraine Strikes Airbase Deep Inside Russia - Silicon Curtain (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jun 28 OP
Ukraine using extreme care in hitting TATICAL targets, not wasting munitions or indiscriminately killing civilians Attilatheblond Jun 28 #1

Attilatheblond

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1. Ukraine using extreme care in hitting TATICAL targets, not wasting munitions or indiscriminately killing civilians
Sat Jun 28, 2025, 10:24 PM
Jun 28

Putin just trying to demoralize Ukrainian people, hitting civilian targets, kidnapping children near the border, basically employing terrorism. But the Ukrainian people will not be beaten by a weak man like Putin and his foolish generals.

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