‘We are working from [within] the territory of Russia,’ says GUR’s Budanov — Il-76s were specifically targeted because these are used to ‘transport military cargo and paratroopers from the Airborne Division.’
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‘We are working from [within] the territory of Russia,’ says GUR’s Budanov — Il-76s were specifically targeted because these are used to ‘transport military cargo and paratroopers from the Airborne Division.’
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Lol, true or not, there’s going to be a lot of side-eye among the ruzzians after this!.
Coverage of an interview featured on the Directorate:^1
>>The top of the aircraft is where the cargo jets’ fuel tanks and a critical section of the wing spar are located.
>>Those sections of the aircraft were specifically targeted by the drones, which were launched from inside Russia, Ukrainian Maj. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, head of the Defense Intelligence Directorate (GUR), told The War Zone exclusively Thursday.
>>“We are working from the territory of Russia,” Budanov told us, though he would not specify whether the attack was carried out by GUR personnel or Russian partisans. He also declined to say what kind of drones were used or how many.
>Budanov confirmed that four Russian Il-76 military transport aircraft were struck as a result of the attack. “Two were destroyed and two were seriously damaged,” he noted.
>According to him, these aircraft were targeted specifically because the Russian Federation used them to transport military cargo and airborne personnel.
Planet Lab satellite imagery corroborate what was told to Altman by Budanov
^1 https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/moment-of-drone-attack-that-destroyed-il-76s-at-russian-base-seen-in-infrared-image, https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-ato/3755775-attack-on-pskov-air-base-launched-from-russias-territory-budanov.html