💥 Attack

Ukrainian forces launched six ATACMS missiles at the Taganrog military airfield in Rostov Oblast, with Russian defenses claiming to have downed two and deflected four missiles.

Taganrog, Rostov Oblast
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Institute for the Study of War Ukrinform Kyiv Independent Kyiv Post UNIAN Censor.NET

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Ukrainian forces (military_unit) ATACMS missiles (weapon_system) Russian Ministry of Defense (organization) Taganrog 325th Aircraft Repair Plant (location) Russia (organization) Taganrog (location) Yury Slyusar (person) Svetlana Kambulova (person) Ukraine (organization) ATACMS (weapon_system) Pantsir (weapon_system) Yuri Slyusar (person) Taganrog airfield (location) Tsiolkovsky Street (location) Taganrog Mayor Svetlana Kambulova (person) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Taganrog military airfield (location) Beriev Aviation Scientific-Technical Complex (organization) Tu-95MS bomber (weapon_system) A-50 aircraft (weapon_system) Kh-101 missile (weapon_system) Kh-55 missile (weapon_system) Beriev Aviation Research Institute complex (organization) Ukrainian Defense Forces (organization) Beriev Aircraft Company (location) TANTK (location) Tu-95 bomber (weapon_system) X-101 missile (weapon_system) Beriev Aviation Scientific and Technical Complex (location) Tu-95MS (weapon_system) X-101 (weapon_system) X-55 (weapon_system) Rosneft (organization) A-50 (weapon_system) A-100 (weapon_system) Taganrog Aviation Scientific and Technical Complex named after G.M. Beriev (TANTK) (organization) Beriev Aircraft Scientific and Technical Complex (location) Beriev Aviation Research and Technical Complex (location) Air Force of Ukraine (military_unit) Palyanytsia (weapon_system) Taganrog Aviation Plant (location) Pantsyr (weapon_system) Russian local authorities (organization) Taganrog Aviation Scientific and Technical Complex named after G.G.M. Beriev (location)

Source Reports

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Ukrainian forces launched six ATACMS missiles at Taganrog military airfield

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

Dozens of Russian servicemen were wounded and one was killed in the aftermath of an overnight air strike on a military airbase in Taganrog

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: uncertain

A Ukrainian missile struck a boiler plant in Russia's Rostov Oblast overnight on Dec. 11, damaging critical infrastructure in the city of Taganrog

Kyiv Post → Source tone: certain

Kyiv fired six ATACMS missiles at Taganrog airfield; Russia claims two intercepted and four diverted using EW

UNIAN → Source tone: likely

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.

Censor.NET → Source tone: likely

Ukraine allegedly attacked a military airfield in Taganrog with six ATACMS missiles on December 11, resulting in casualties and slight damage to buildings and vehicles due to shrapnel.

Censor.NET → Source tone: uncertain

Two ATACMS missiles were shot down by a Pantsyr air defense system crew, while the rest were neutralized by electronic warfare systems according to the Russian Ministry of Defense.

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Extracted: 2026-05-30T04:15:38.838Z

Source story: russian-offensive-campaign-assessment-december-11-2024