💥 Attack

Ukraine attacked an airfield in the Kaluga region of Russia.

August 21, 2023 Shaikovka airbase, Kaluga Oblast

Likely Reported by 2 independent sources

Kyiv Post Ukrainska Pravda

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Entities

Kaluga region (location) Ukrainian Armed Forces (organization) Shaikovka airfield (location) Kirov district (location) Ukrainian Main Directorate of Intelligence (organization) Andrii Yusov (person) Telegram (organization) Shaikovsky airfield (location) Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (organization) Russian forces (organization) Kaluga airfield (location) Kaluga Oblast airfield (location)

Source Reports

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Kyiv Post → Source tone: likely

Ukraine executed three successful attacks in August of this year, targeting airfields in the Novgorod, Kaluga, and Pskov regions of Russia on August 19, 21, and 30.

Ukrainska Pravda → Source tone: likely

On 21 August, Russian Telegram channels reported an attempted attack by the Ukrainian Armed Forces drone on an airfield in Kaluga Oblast, with one unused aircraft damaged.

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Extracted: 2026-03-06T11:07:54.206Z

Source story: 22958