Ukrainian forces struck the 123rd Aircraft Repair Plant in Staraya Russa, Novgorod Oblast, which repairs and modernizes military transport aircraft for Russian forces.
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Ukrainian forces struck the 123rd Aircraft Repair Plant in Staraya Russa, Novgorod Oblast on March 17
Drones attacked an aircraft repair plant in Staraya Russa, Novgorod Oblast. Reports indicate the plant's first shop was hit. The facility houses two A-50 AWACS aircraft.
Ukraine struck an aircraft repair plant in Russia's Novgorod Oblast, about 750 kilometers inside Russia, hitting facilities including a hangar used to service Il-76 and L-410 aircraft. The extent of the damage is being assessed.
Ukrainian forces struck facilities at the 123rd aircraft repair plant in Staraya Russa, Novgorod Oblast, Russia.
Additional confirmation has been received of damage to an A-50 long-range radar detection aircraft. It was located on the premises of the enterprise for maintenance and may have been awaiting modernization.
The A-50 aircraft was at the facility for maintenance and possibly awaiting modernization.
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