💥 Attack

Ukraine struck the Savasleyka airfield in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region using overnight strikes, targeting the airfield used to launch MiG-31K jets armed with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles.

June 9, 2025 Savasleyka, Nizhny Novgorod Oblast

Likely Reported by 2 independent sources

Kyiv Independent Institute for the Study of War

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Entities

Savasleyka airfield (location) MiG-31K (weapon_system) Kinzhal (weapon_system) Su-30 (weapon_system) Su-34 (weapon_system) Kinzhal hypersonic missile (weapon_system) Ukrainian Special Operations Forces (military_unit) Special Operations Forces (military_unit) MiG-31K fighter jet (weapon_system) Su-30/34 fighter jet (weapon_system) Kinzhal aeroballistic missile (weapon_system)

Source Reports

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Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

The overnight strike targeted the Savasleyka airfield in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region, which the Kremlin uses to launch MiG-31K jets armed with Kinzhal hypersonic missiles

Institute for the Study of War → Source tone: likely

Ukrainian forces struck Savasleyka Airbase in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and hit two aircraft, likely a MiG-31 fighter jet and a Su-30/34 fighter jet

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Extracted: 2026-03-01T19:06:35.848Z

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