Key facts
- Ukrainian forces damaged a MiG-29 fighter jet at the Millerovo airbase in Russia's Rostov Oblast on August 24.
- The strike was confirmed by Ukraine's General Staff on August 25.
- Other targets struck by Ukrainian forces include an electronic warfare system in Luhansk Oblast, a radio-electronic station in Crimea, and a military warehouse in Zaporizhzhia Oblast.
Ukrainian forces conducted strikes on Russian military targets on August 24 and the night of August 25, damaging a MiG-29 fighter jet at the Millerovo airbase in Rostov Oblast, Ukraine's General Staff confirmed on August 25. The General Staff stated that units of Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck a number of military targets belonging to the Russian aggressor. In addition to the damaged MiG-29, Ukrainian forces struck a specialized Peresvet-M electronic warfare system in Luhansk Oblast, a radio-electronic station in Mirne, occupied Crimea, and a Russian military warehouse in Primorsk, Zaporizhzhia Oblast. The MiG-29 is a Soviet-designed fourth-generation fighter jet used by both Ukrainian and Russian air forces. This strike follows a series of Ukrainian attacks into Russia targeting military locations and energy infrastructure, including a drone attack on August 20 that damaged a Russian Su-34 fighter-bomber.