ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 345048
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| Date: | Wednesday 30 August 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Ilyushin Il-76 (4x) |
| Owner/operator: | Russian Air Force |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Pskov Air Base -
 Russia
|
| Phase: | Standing |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | XLOS |
| XLOS |
On 29 August 2023, at least one Russian Air Force Ilyushin Il-76 was destroyed and second heavily damaged (most likely also destroyed) in a Ukrainian UAV attack on Pskov Air Base, Russia, home to the 334th Military Transport Aviation Regiment. Russian TASS news agency reported that total of four Il-76 airlifters had been damaged during the attack.
Sources:
https://t.me/ssternenko/20022
https://www.pravda.com.ua/eng/news/2023/08/30/7417635/
https://60.mchs.gov.ru/deyatelnost/press-centr/operativnaya-informaciya/5092639
https://twitter.com/clashreport/status/1696813652769177873
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=pfbid04ertNTYU8mkgCeGJxbvon3AMZ1H2USfcuN3z9SB3Pp6bQh4vsLZGNNTbmYyLovXRl&id=100071807121016
https://twitter.com/UAWeapons/status/1696784537085264230
Media:
Last night, the Kresty AB in Pskov Oblast, #Russia, home to the 334th Military Transport Aviation Regiment, was hit by a Ukrainian suicide drone attack.
— 🇺🇦 Ukraine Weapons Tracker (@UAWeapons) August 30, 2023
According to Russian sources, 4 Il-76 heavy cargo aircraft were "damaged"- one can be seen burning fiercely in this footage. pic.twitter.com/iNRo9xgtNq
Another footage showing Russian Il-76 aircraft on fire at Russia's Pskov Airport after Ukrainian kamikaze UAV strike last night. pic.twitter.com/6IZoSbtTRX
— Clash Report (@clashreport) August 30, 2023
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 30-Aug-2023 07:46 | gerard57 | Added |
| 30-Aug-2023 07:58 | Anon. | Updated |
| 30-Aug-2023 14:01 | gerard57 | Updated |
| 30-Aug-2023 19:59 | AlxSrgv | Updated |
| 01-Sep-2023 14:45 | Hans Gruber | Updated |
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