Ukraine launched six US-made ATACMS missiles at an airfield in Taganrog, Russia. Russia's Ministry of Defense claimed to have intercepted two and diverted four using electronic warfare systems.
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Kyiv fired six ATACMS missiles at Taganrog airfield; Russia claims two intercepted and four diverted using EW
Dozens of Russian servicemen were wounded and one was killed in the aftermath of an overnight air strike on a military airbase in Taganrog
Ukrainian forces launched six ATACMS missiles at Taganrog military airfield
On the night of December 11, a missile attack targeted the Beriev Aviation Scientific-Technical Complex in Taganrog, which is the only facility that can repair Tu-95MS bombers and manufacture A-50 aircraft.
A Ukrainian missile struck a boiler plant in Russia's Rostov Oblast overnight on Dec. 11, damaging critical infrastructure in the city of Taganrog
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