INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Ukraine's military intelligence chief said Friday that a recent drone attack on an airport in western Russia that damaged several transport
carried out alongside similar strikes in several regions across western and central Russia, marking one of the most large-scale assaults on
Russian territory since the start of the war."The drones used to attack the Kresty air base in Pskov were launched from Russia," Ukraine's
GUR military intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov wrote on social media Friday.It was not immediately possible to independently verify his
claim."Four Russian IL-76 military transport planes were hit as a result of the attack
the aircraft had been used by the Russian Defense Ministry to transport troops and cargo.The Kremlin said this week that military experts
were working to determine which routes drones have been taking to strike deeper within Russian territory in order "to prevent such
situations in the future."The region of Pskov, which was also targeted by drones in late May, is surrounded by NATO members Estonia and
