Borisoglebsk air base
Russian pilot-training air base near Borisoglebsk in Voronezh Oblast, struck repeatedly by drones and missiles.
Ukraine fired Neptune missiles at Borisoglebsk air base overnight on 14-15 October 2026, and its General Staff said all six Su-34M fighter-bombers there were damaged. Reuters verified satellite imagery of destruction at the airfield but could not confirm the aircraft claim.
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Borisoglebsk air base is a Russian Aerospace Forces airfield 6 km east of the town of Borisoglebsk in Voronezh region, long used for pilot training. In October 2026 it was home to Su-34 fighter-bombers, a main Russian carrier of guided glide bombs. Bombs of that kind killed 23 people in a Zaporizhzhia apartment block on 10 October 2026.
Ukraine has hit the base again and again. Drones struck it in August 2024, October 2024 and July 2025. Overnight on 14-15 October 2026 Kyiv used Neptune missiles, an anti-ship design adapted for land targets, and claimed damage to six Su-34Ms.
That strike came hours before Ukrainian drones set a refinery in Ryazan region alight, as Zelenskyy said Ukraine was done with the energy truce Donald Trump announced on 11 October. Each successful raid on Borisoglebsk removes aircraft that would otherwise drop glide bombs on Ukrainian front-line positions and cities.
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