The Ukrainians boast of destroying six Su-34Ms. Neptunes in action

On the night from Wednesday to Thursday, videos appeared on social media showing a Ukrainian missile attack on a military airport near the city of Borisoglebsk in the Voronezh Oblast in western Russia. They show at least one powerful explosion.

Neptunes in action

Initially, it was not known what the Ukrainians' target was, but on Thursday morning the Ukrainian Navy reported that as many as six Su-34M bombers had been hit and destroyed.

"On the night of October 14-15, the Navy of the Ukrainian Armed Forces attacked the Borisoglebsk military airfield in the Voronezh Oblast, Russia, using the Neptun coastal missile system," reads a statement published on social media.

"Six Su-34M bombers were hit. Technical equipment used to secure flights was also destroyed. Secondary explosions and a fire were reported at the airport. The information is still being verified," it added.

Su-34M aircraft can simultaneously carry several guided and high-explosive air bombs and various types of missiles. These machines are crucial for Russian aviation, they are used to attack Ukrainian forces' positions and frontline towns.

"The hit of Russian Su-34M aircraft significantly weakens the enemy's air potential and limits the intensity of the use of tactical aviation on given sections of the front," notes the Ukrainian Navy.