Ukraine Hits Russian Aircraft Plant, Airbase and Oil Refinery in Overnight Barrage

Ukraine launched overnight strikes on Russian military and energy infrastructure, reportedly hitting an aircraft repair plant in Taganrog, the Baltimor airbase in Voronezh, and the Tuapse oil refinery. Occupied Sevastopol also came under missile and drone attack as Moscow claimed to down 140 Ukraini

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Ukraine Hits Russian Aircraft Plant, Airbase and Oil Refinery in Overnight Barrage

Ukraine struck a military aircraft repair plant in Taganrog, a key Russian airbase in Voronezh, and an oil refinery in Tuapse early morning on Wednesday in what appeared to be another wave of deep strikes against Moscow’s military infrastructure.

Russian officials said air defenses intercepted missiles and drones across several regions, while local footage and monitoring channels pointed to fires and explosions at multiple strategic sites.

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In Russia’s Rostov region, Governor Yury Slyusar claimed air defenses shot down a missile over Taganrog early Tuesday. Debris reportedly injured two women, one seriously.

But footage analyzed by Russian outlet Astra suggested the strike hit near the 325th Aviation Repair Plant, a facility that services Russian military aircraft including An-12 and Il-76 transport planes, Su-24 bombers, Su-25 attack jets, and Mi-8 and Mi-24 helicopters.

The facility has been sanctioned by the EU, the United States, and Ukraine over its role in supporting Russia’s war effort.

Further north, explosions rocked the area around the Baltimor military airfield in Voronezh, home to Russia’s Su-34 fighter-bombers heavily used in attacks on Ukraine.

Voronezh Governor Alexander Gusev said “two high-speed targets” were destroyed over the city, adding that debris damaged civilian structures but caused no casualties.

Ukrainian monitoring channel Exilenova+ claimed the targets were British-French Storm Shadow cruise missiles aimed at the airbase. Videos circulating online showed thick black smoke rising above the area after the strike.

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Meanwhile, the Tuapse oil refinery on Russia’s Black Sea coast was reportedly targeted again overnight. Astra published eyewitness footage from the area, though the extent of any damage remained unclear. Local authorities did not comment.

Occupied Crimea also came under attack.

Russian-installed Sevastopol governor Mikhail Razvozhayev said Ukrainian drones and Storm Shadow missiles targeted the city overnight, with one missile reportedly striking the Southern Directorate building of Russia’s Central Bank.

The hit ignited a roof fire and shattered windows and balconies in nearby residential buildings, according to local officials. No casualties were immediately reported.

Russia’s Defense Ministry later claimed its air defenses intercepted and destroyed 140 Ukrainian drones over seven Russian regions and occupied Crimea overnight, but made no mention of any missile strikes.

The new strikes came amid a new escalation in the Russian war against Ukraine. Between Saturday and Sunday, Russia launched a major attack with 90 missiles and over 600 drones in one of the heaviest strikes on Kyiv thus far, with 4 dead and 87 injured.

On Monday, Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced that its forces were beginning “systematic strikes” on Ukraine’s military-industrial facilities in Kyiv and on what it called “decision-making centers,” urging foreign nationals and diplomatic staff to evacuate the city.

Shortly after the warning, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov reportedly told US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a phone call that Washington should evacuate diplomats from the US Embassy in Kyiv.

Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha dismissed Moscow’s warnings as “shameless blackmail,” saying the threats would not intimidate Western diplomats operating in the Ukrainian capital.

Meanwhile, EU Ambassador to Ukraine Katarina Mathernova rejected Moscow’s calls for diplomats and foreign citizens to leave Kyiv, insisting Western missions would remain in the city despite mounting Russian threats.

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