Armed Forces of Ukraine Hit Airfield in the Kherson Region used by Russians
20 November, 2023 The Ukrainian military destroyed a building at the airfield in the Kherson region, which was used by the Russians. November 2023. Freeze frame from Telegram/Flying Skull video
The Ukrainian military conducted a precision strike on a building used by Russian invaders on the left bank of the Kherson region. The video of the attack was published by the Flying Skull Telegram channel. The building was located on the territory of an airfield near the village of Tarasivka.
A strike on a Russian base in the temporarily occupied territory of the Kherson region was coordinated by a Ukrainian reconnaissance drone.
Damage to a building used by Russian invasion forces in Kherson region, November 2023. Freeze frame from Telegram/Flying Skull video
The drone's camera captured the moment of the attack and its outcomes. A single powerful explosion that completely destroyed the building may indicate a strike by a JDAM bomb.
Location of the affected airfield in the Kherson region
The territory of the damaged runway is more than 30 kilometers from the front line. According to the video made by drone, the Russian invaders were in advance on that territory, which indicates that the airfield was used for military purposes.
Damage to a building used by Russian invasion forces in Kherson region, November 2023.
Freeze frame from Telegram/Flying Skull video
A precise strike by the Ukrainian military, resulting in the complete destruction of the building. After a powerful explosion, Russian soldiers appeared near the ruins, probably those who survived the strike or were nearby. As previously reported, GPS-based JDAM kits convert simple free-flowing bombs into all-weather precision-guided munitions.
Kits come to Ukraine as part of military aid from the United States.
A bomb with a JDAM-ER kit is suspended from the hardpoint of a Ukrainian Su-27 fighter.
Photo credits: Ukrainian Air Force
The kit includes an inertial navigation system and GPS receiver to improve accuracy, as well as small wings attached to the middle of the bomb, and a tail unit that has a tail section with aerodynamic control surfaces; it allows the bomb to adjust its course during its flight to the target.
The unit houses navigation and other equipment.
Damaged Russian military base in Askania-Nova, November 2023
Previously, the Ukrainian military launched a high-precision strike on a building in the village of Askania Nova in the Kherson region used by the Russian invaders as a military base.