During the night of August 14, Ukrainian drones attacked several russian airfields: Savasleyka, where a MiG-31 was reportedly hit, along with specific fuel depots near Voronezh and Borisoglebsk.
Regarding the latter, satellite images show damage to the TES (Technical Exploitation Section). This is where aircraft undergo inspection, maintenance, and minor repairs. Without it, the operation of the airbase becomes very difficult, if not impossible. The satellite images themselves were published by Schemes and Radio Liberty.
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From Defense Express, we note that despite both destroyed hangars being identified as TES, it is possible that this area is used for the preparation of aviation munitions. It's worth adding that the damaged structures are located in the western part of the airbase (highlighted in yellow). Meanwhile, the combat vehicles are situated on the eastern part of the airfield (marked in red).
In publicly available satellite images taken in mid-July this year and accessible on Google Earth, one can see that there are Su-30 or Su-35 fighters and Su-34 frontline bombers (a total of 13 aircraft). Additionally, four Su-25 attack aircraft were stationed at the airfield near Borisoglebsk.
Moreover, more than two dozen Yak-130 training aircraft were stationed there. This is because the airfield is a training facility used by the Borisoglebsk Training Aviation Center for pilot training.
However, it is worth noting that in the event of a drone's warhead exploding in an airburst mode, even a high-quality satellite image may not capture the damage to the aircraft. This was the case during the attack on the Olenya airbase, where two Tu-22M3 long-range bombers were hit.
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