Ukrainian drones attack training aviation center in Russia’s Voronezh region

Andriy Yusov, a representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine’s Ministry of Defense, reported this on Radio Liberty.

He confirmed the attack on the training aviation center in Borisoglebsk and declared that the "main production facilities" of the enterprise had been damaged.

"Yes, the aircraft factory. This is what we can ascertain from various sources. There was a rumble, we can also confirm it. We will not reveal the details, but according to preliminary information, the main production facilities of the enterprise were affected," he said.

The Ukrainian mass media, citing their own sources of the Main Intelligence Directorate, also write that Ukrainian intelligence was behind the night attack in the Voronezh region. They report significant damage to the main production plant.

Earlier, the Russian Telegram channel ASTRA informed about the attack. According to the outlet’s sources in the emergency services of the region, on the night of April 9, two drones attacked the Borisoglebsk educational aviation training center named after Chkalov.

As a result of the explosion of both drones, the facade of the building and windows were damaged.

Meanwhile, the governor of the Voronezh region, Aleksandr Gusev, reported that an aircraft-type UAV was apparently detected and destroyed by air defense forces and EW means in the region. According to him, no one was injured.

At the same time, according to the source of Ukrainska Pravda in intelligence, the information about the downing of drones by Russian anti-aircraft defense is not true.

• Meanwhile, the Ministry of Defense of Russia said that on the night of April 9, it allegedly repulsed an attempt by Ukraine to attack its territory with drones and a Neptune anti-ship missile. The latter was allegedly shot down over the Black Sea.