Ukraine HUR Strikes Russian Airfields and High-Value Radar Systems
Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence (HUR) conducted a deep-strike operation overnight targeting Russian military facilities. The strikes hit drone storage and launch sites at two airfields in temporarily occupied Donetsk and Primorsko-Akhtarsk in Russia’s Krasnodar region. Ukrainian forces successfully damaged high-value 55Zh6U Nebo-U and 55Zh6UM Niobium radar systems near the Primorsko-Akhtarsk airfield. The operation also targeted an oil and gas terminal in Volna, causing significant fires at the Tamanneftegaz complex and disrupting Russian UAV logistics.
Date: August 20, 2026
Location: Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Conflict: Russia-Ukraine War
Category: airstrike
Severity: HIGH
Source: UNITED24 Media