Ukraine hits Russian drone base in Oryol Oblast, damages five launchers
A strike 150km from the border set warehouses ablaze, part of a widening Ukrainian campaign against Russian drone and energy infrastructure.
What to know
- Ukraine's General Staff confirmed a Sept. 21 strike on a drone storage and launch complex near Tsymbulova in Oryol Oblast, about 150 km from the border, damaging five launchers and igniting at least three warehouses.
- The strike follows a Sept. 17-18 attack that hit an Orion drone control station at Saky airfield in occupied Crimea plus depots in Luhansk and a launch site near Donetsk.
- The Oryol strike came alongside a separate overnight attack on the Kuibyshev oil refinery in Samara Oblast, part of Ukraine's continued campaign against Russian drone and energy infrastructure.
- Details on casualties, weapons used, and full extent of damage have not been disclosed by Ukraine's General Staff.
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Ukraine's General Staff confirms Oryol strike, five launchers damaged
Ukraine's General Staff officially confirmed the Sept. 21 strike on the Tsymbulova facility, roughly 150 km from the Ukrainian border, saying at least three drone storage warehouses were hit and caught fire, a jet-powered strike drone launch site was damaged, and five launchers were destroyed.
“Ukraine's Defense Forces systematically and as a priority target sites used to store, prepare, and launch attack drones in order to reduce Russia's ability to strike civilian targets in Ukraine…”
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That’s awesome! Ukraine hitting the top of their spear before out can be flung at innocent Ukrainians 🇺🇦 trying to live in a time of war!
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KYIV INDEPENDENT: Ukraine strikes Russian drone storage and launch site in Oryol Oblast, damages 5 launchers https:// kyivindependent.com/ukraine-st rikes-russian-drone-storage-and-launch-site-in-oryol-oblast-damages-5-launchers/ The strike targeted a facility near the settlement of Tsymbulova in Oryol Oblast, roughly 150 kilometers (93 miles)…
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Five launchers gone means five fewer ways to terrorize Kharkiv tonight. Ukraine keeps dismantling the launch sites, Moscow keeps pretending the sky is theirs.
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Ukrainian forces strike Kuibyshev oil refinery in Samara
Overnight on Sept. 22, in a broader wave of attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, Ukrainian forces also struck the Kuibyshev oil refinery in Samara Oblast, which processes about 7 million metric tons of oil annually and supplies Russia's military-industrial sector.
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KYIV POST: Ukraine Hits Major Russian Drone Hub 175 Kilometers From Border, Damages 5 Launchers https://www. kyivpost.com/post/85119 Ukraine hit a Russian complex in the Oryol region used to store, prepare and launch attack UAVs, Kyiv’s General Staff said. At least three storage facilities were hit and five launchers were damaged. # Ukraine # World
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⚠️🇷🇺Ukrainian strikes hit Russian drone storage base in Oryol Oblast (more) https:// english.nv.ua/russian-war/thre e-drone-warehouses-ablaze-after-ukrainian-strike-in-russia-s-oryol-oblast-50643528.html # Ukraine # Press # Media # News # Headlines # russiaUkraineWar # 12yrInvasionOfUkraine # RussiansAreBabyKillers
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Social reports say five drone launchers damaged
Further social media posts reported that five drone launchers were damaged in the Oryol strike, amplifying earlier reports before official confirmation.
“🚨 BREAKING: A russian strike-drone storage and launch site has been hit in the Oryol region.”
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🚨 BREAKING: A russian strike-drone storage and launch site has been hit in the Oryol region. Five drone launchers were reportedly damaged.
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Ukrainian forces strike Tsymbulova drone site in Oryol Oblast
A social media report said Ukrainian forces struck a drone-launching 'droneport' near Tsymbulovo in Russia's Oryol region, with several hangars hit and drones burning at the site amid multiple detonations.
“🔥🔥The place launching russian drones at Ukraine just got hit itself.”
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🔥🔥The place launching russian drones at Ukraine just got hit itself. Ukrainian forces struck the Tsymbulovo “droneport” in russia’s Oryol region. Several hangars were hit, drones burned at the launch site, and multiple detonations were reported.
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KYIV POST: Ukraine Says It Hit Russian Orion Drone Control Station in Crimea https://www. kyivpost.com/post/84843 Ukraine’s General Staff reported strikes on an Orion drone control station in occupied Crimea, a drone launch site near Donetsk and two depots in the Luhansk region. The General Staff said the strikes took place on Sept. 17 and…
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Ukraine strikes Orion drone control station in Crimea — Ukraine's Defense Forces struck an Orion (Inokhodets) UAV ground control station near Novofedorivka at Saky airfield in occupied Crimea, along with a drone launch site near Donetsk and two depots in Luhansk region.
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🇺🇦 🇷🇺 Ukrainian forces struck a Russian site used to operate attack drones in Oryol Oblast on Sept. 21, damaging five launchers, # Ukraine 's General Staff said on Sept. 22. https:// kyivindependent.com/ukraine-st rikes-russian-drone-storage-and-launch-site-in-oryol-oblast-damages-5-launchers/
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Ukraine Hits Major Russian Drone Hub 175 Kilometers From Border, Damages 5 Launchers https://www. kyivpost.com/post/85119?utm_so urce=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Ukraine @ ukraine-thenewsdesk