"Leaders will be concerned": RF air defense cannot protect strategic assets - Britain's intelligence
This is stated in the publication on the situation in Ukraine as of May 15, the Intelligence Service of the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom. "On May 3, 2023, several unmanned aerial vehicles struck the Russian Air Force, which is 150 km north of the Ukrainian border. One heavy heavy transport aircraft of the An-124 military transport aviation of Russia was probably damaged," the press service wrote.
The scouts noted that the attacked air base played an important role in the full -scale invasion of the Russian Federation into the territory of Ukraine. According to the British Ministry of Defense, Russian invaders launch Iranian UAVs in the direction of Kiev for unilateral blows. The post states that the SSCH is a center for hostile military transport aviation in the west of Russia.
The press service emphasized that VTA is a "well-equipped" element of military aviation required for transportation through the vast territory of the aggressor country. "Russian leaders will be concerned that Russian air defense continues to compromise itself, which threatens key strategic assets such as VTA bases," British intelligence said.
We will remind, on May 3 in the Russian media reported on alleged attack by drones of the Armed Forces of the Armed Forces of the military aerodrome in the Bryansk region. Content authors wrote that diversion in the region lasted several days in a row. Later, on May 4, the Legion of Russian Legion declared the destruction of the An-124-100 aircraft. The publication also referred to damage to the fuselage of another aircraft, in which a hole was formed through the debris.