The russian air base ‘kriesty’ in pskov was attacked by drones launched from the territory of russia.

Chief of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine Kyrylo Budanov said this The War Zone in an exclusive comment.

“We work from the territory of russia,” he said briefly, not specifying the number and type of combat drones used.

The Head of Ukraine’s military intelligence refused to answer who exactly caried out the attack – the employees of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine or partisans supervised by the Ukrainian special service.

At the same time, Kyrylo Budanov confirmed that four russian IL-76 military transport aircraft were struck as a result of the attack.

“Two were destroyed and two were seriously damaged,” he noted.

According to him, these aircrafts were targeted specifically because the russian federation used them to transport military cargo and airborne personnel.

Kyrylo Budanov revealed some details of the strike: the fuel tanks and an important part of a wing spar, located in the upper part of IL-76, were targeted.