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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Emma Graham-Harrison in Kyiv and Helen Sullivan

Ukraine drone strike reportedly destroys Russian supersonic bomber

An image shown on the Sirena Telegram channel that appears to show a Russian warplane on fire
An image shown on the Sirena Telegram channel that appears to show a Russian warplane on fire. Photograph: AP

A drone appears to have destroyed a supersonic Russian bomber on an airfield hundreds of kilometres from Ukraine, British military intelligence has said, the latest in a string of successful assaults on prestige infrastructure and military hardware.

These attacks, far beyond the frontlines, are powerful propaganda for Ukraine, though Kyiv rarely claims them directly. Hits on key assets, which are meant to be heavily guarded by the latest technology, is highly damaging to morale in Russia, even if they do not change the balance of forces on the battlefield.

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