Here is a map of all Ukraine’s 2023 drone strikes on Russian targets

According to the BBC, there have been almost 200 suspected drone attacks this year in Russia and in Russian-annexed Crimea. 

19 August 2023

A suspected drone attack left one of Russia’s flagship Tupolev Tu-22 bombers ablaze at Soltsy-2 airbase, south of St Petersburg. 

Even Moscow itself became a target for drone attacks. Its financial district has experienced six strikes.

27 August 2023

The Ukrainians reportedly used their cardboard drones, akin to those produced by the Australian company SYPAQ, to damage a MiG-29 and four Su-30 fighters in Russia’s Kursk Oblast. 

29 August 2023

Perhaps the most striking example occurred with the strike on Pskov airfield, some 700 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. The attack destroyed two of Russia’s roughly one hundred IL-76 heavy transport aircraft and damaged two other planes.

War of drones: can Ukraine keep its assymetric advantage?
We've documented key drone attacks on Russian targets. The Pskov airfield strike, 700km from the border, stands out.https://t.co/xUDTFMYkWw

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