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
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.
Ukrainian forces struck facilities at the 123rd aircraft repair plant in Staraya Russa, Novgorod Oblast, Russia.
Ukrainian drones struck the 123rd Aircraft Repair Plant in Staraya Russa on March 17, hitting facilities including a hangar used to service Il-76 and L-410 aircraft
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.
The A-50 aircraft was at the facility for maintenance and possibly awaiting modernization.
Units of Ukraine’s Defence Forces struck facilities of the 123rd Aircraft Repair Plant in the city of Staraya Russa (Novgorod region, Russia), where repair and modernisation of military transport aircraft are carried out.
A hangar used for servicing Il-76 and L-410 aircraft was hit.
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