Ukrainian forces struck the Khalino airfield in Kursk Oblast, damaging a MiG-29 fighter jet and a Pantsir-S1 air-defense system.
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The Ukrainian General Staff reported on July 21 that Ukrainian forces struck the Khalino airfield in Khalino, Kursk Oblast and damaged a MiG-29 fighter jet and a Pantsir-S1 air-defense system.
Russian forces carried out three airstrikes, dropped four aerial bombs, and launched 68 attacks on Ukrainian positions and settlements, including four MLRS strikes.
Ukraine's 15th Artillery Reconnaissance Brigade struck a Russian MiG-29 fighter jet and a Pantsir-S1 air defense system at the Khalino airfield in Kursk Oblast.
Ukrainian forces hit a Russian MiG-29 fighter jet and a Pantsir-S1 air defense system at the Khalino military airfield in Russia's Kursk region.
The attack was carried out by the 15th Separate Artillery Reconnaissance Brigade 'Chorny Forest'.
The military estimated the value of the destroyed equipment at roughly $45 million.
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