Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian Il-76 heavy transport aircraft and an experimental A-60 airborne laser platform at the Taganrog Aircraft Repair Plant in Rostov Oblast.
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Ukrainian forces destroyed a Russian Il-76 heavy transport aircraft as well as an experimental A-60 airborne laser platform
The A-60, stationed at the Taganrog Aircraft Repair Plant in southwestern Russia, had likely been hit
Ukrainian forces struck the Beriev Aircraft Repair Plant in Taganrog, Rostov Oblast.
Ukrainian General Staff struck Beriev Aircraft Repair Plant in Taganrog.
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Extracted: 2026-02-20T04:42:18.563Z
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