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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Daniel Boffey in Kyiv

Ukraine claims to have damaged Russian fighter jets in night-time raid

A Russian Air Force MiG-31K jet
The airfield is used by Russia to deploy MiG-31K fighters. Photograph: Pavel Golovkin/AP

Ukrainian special forces claim to have damaged two fighter jets in a night-time raid on an airfield deep inside Russia as Kyiv seeks to disrupt Vladimir Putin’s steady advances on the frontline.

A week after the spectacle of Operation Spiderweb, when drones struck the Kremlin’s nuclear-capable bombers, the general staff of the Ukrainian army claimed a fresh success.

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