Ukraine Hits Three Russian Aviation Targets Overnight — Storm Shadow Missiles Used
Ukrainian forces launched a major overnight strike package on three Russian military aviation targets: the Voronezh Baltimor airbase, the Taganrog 325 Aircraft Repair Plant in Rostov Oblast, and the Black Sea Fleet Air Force headquarters in occupied Sevastopol. British-French Storm Shadow cruise missiles were likely used in at least some of the attacks. A seven-hour air raid alert sounded across occupied Sevastopol overnight; at 05:50 local time a missile hit the Black Sea Fleet Air Force HQ on Hohol Street, which was “badly burned” with no intact windows. The Taganrog aircraft repair plant lies about 170 km from the front line; Voronezh Baltimor about 200 km.
Sevastopol occupation authority Mikhail Razvozhayev claimed Russian forces had repelled a “combined attack with various aerial means”, citing Storm Shadow missiles among the weapons used. He also claimed Russian defences downed more than 20 Ukrainian drones over Northern Side, Cape Fiolent, Sevastopol Bay and Omeha Bay. Russia’s Defence Ministry claimed 140 Ukrainian UAVs were intercepted overall. The Voronezh Baltimor airbase damage was geolocated by the Russian news Telegram channel Astra to the airbase area, despite Voronezh Oblast governor Aleksandr Gusev claiming Russian air defences downed two “high-speed targets” overhead and blaming “falling debris” for damage. The Taganrog plant fire was similarly geolocated by Astra. The Storm Shadow attribution — British-French long-range cruise missiles — is the most explicit Ukrainian use of allied munitions for deep strikes since the Iran war began.