Ukrainian security services have stepped up drone and sabotage operations against Russian combat aircraft and submarines this month, in what analysts see as one way to combat incessant Russian missile strikes against cities and energy infrastructure.
In the last three weeks, Ukraine has used long-range drones in attacks on Russian airfields in occupied Crimea and southern Russia, taking out several attack aircraft.
On Saturday night, according to Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, two Russian Su-30 fighters were successfully hit in a sabotage operation at Lipetsk airfield in western Russia.
The extent of the damage cannot be independently verified. The Russian military has not…
