Ukrainian forces struck a Shahed drone launch and storage facility at Donetsk airport with Storm Shadow missiles and GBU-39 guided bombs simultaneously - the first time both NATO weapons were used together in the war.
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Ukrainians hit a Shahed drone launch and storage facility at Donetsk airport with Storm Shadow and GBU-39 simultaneously - first time both NATO weapons used together in the war
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Source story: day-1513b-2026-04-21