The Beriev Aircraft Plant in Taganrog is reportedly refurbishing and modernizing Russian A-50 aircraft for use in Ukraine. Russian sources claimed that the plant was repairing an A-50 damaged in a previous drone strike, possibly referring to the attack on a Russian A-50 at the Machulishchi Air Base in Minsk, Belarus, in February 2023.
Senior Ukrainian officials have not commented on the strike at the time of this publication.
ISW says it is unable to confirm that the reported strike damaged any Russian A-50 aircraft, facilities repairing or refurbishing aircraft, or other Russian military infrastructure in the area.
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