The Ukrainian military released a theatrical, action-packed video showing the destruction of two Russian planes and a key missile system in the Black Sea.
Ukrainian drones took out two of Moscow’s Tu-142 naval aircraft at the military airfield in Taganrog, near the Sea of Azov, and destroyed a launcher for the Iskander ballistic missile system on Saturday, The Kyiv Independent reported.
Released video recorded by the drone show the kamikaze course of the unmanned weapon as it dove into the four-propeller plane while it sat on a runway.
“We are rightfully bringing the war back to where it came from. Russia could have ended its aggression long ago, but instead chose to prolong and continue it,’ Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky posted on X Saturday.
The war in Ukraine continues to rage after more than four years of fighting.
Another clip showed the Iskander launcher incinerated with another drone recording the resulting fireball.
The Tu-142 is a valuable long-range marine anti-submarine aircraft.
The Iskander missile system has been used by Moscow to launch ballistic missiles at Ukraine from a range of up to 500 kilometers.
A fuel tank, an oil tanker and a Russian administrative building in Taganrog caught on fire as a result of the strikes, according to Rostov Oblast Governor Yuri Slusar, the outlet reported.
The Ukrainian military boon comes two weeks after 24 civilians in Kyiv, including 3 children, were killed in a Russian missile attack on an apartment building.
