Ukrainian drones attacked the Borisoglebsk Aviation Training Centre in Voronezh Oblast, Russia, on the night of April 8-9. Two drones struck the facility, with the first hitting around 03:00 on April 9.
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Two drones attacked the Borisoglebsk Aviation Training Centre in Russia's Voronezh Oblast on the night of 8-9 April.
This was an operation undertaken by Ukrainian defence intelligence.
Russia's claims that its air defence shot down the Ukrainian drones is false.
Ukrainian drones attacked an aviation training center in Borisoglebsk, Voronezh Oblast
Ukraine's attack drones hit an aviation training center in Russia's Voronezh region on the night of April 9, Kyiv Post's intelligence sources say
Satellite images from April 9 show damage to one of the buildings at the 711th aircraft plant in Borisoglebsk, including a collapsed roof.
The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry confirmed the drone strike on the Russian plant.
On April 9, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that it had repelled a drone attack on the city of Borisoglebsk.
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