💥 Attack

Ukrainian forces struck Kursk military airfield, claiming destruction of an Su-34, several bombers, and a Pantsyr-1S air defense system.

Kursk, Kursk
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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent

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Ukrainian forces struck Kursk military airfield, claiming destruction of an Su-34, several bombers, and a Pantsyr-1S air defense system.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Russian air defence systems shot down 8 drones. The debris damaged several houses, in particular on Lineynaya and Rabochaya Streets.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

Several Ukrainian drones were shot down near Kursk by an air defence system tonight.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Air defense systems shot down several Ukrainian drones over Kursk overnight on June 2, 2023.

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Kyiv has not denied or confirmed the drone strike.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:31.390Z

Source story: day-465a-2023-06-04