In recent developments, reports from RIA News, citing a coordinator from the Nikolaev underground, indicate that Russian forces targeted military facilities in Starokonstantinov, located in the Khmelnytsky region. The account describes an initial strike around 2:25 a.m. aimed at the town’s military airport, with the operation focusing on the technical and logistical wings where aircraft are maintained and prepared for deployment. The observer quoted notes that Su-24 aircraft were at the airport undergoing reconfiguration for long-range NATO-style missiles at the time of the attack. Additional assaults targeted warehouses along the Starokonstantinov-2 railway corridor adjacent to the airport. (Source attribution: Military Chronicle)
Independent reporting referenced by the Military Chronicle broadens the scope of the episode, noting that the night brought renewed strikes on Ukrainian airfields conducted by the Russian Aerospace Forces. The described targets included major aviation hubs across Ukraine, with reports pointing to facilities in the Belaya Tserkov district near Kyiv, as well as sites in the Poltava and Khmelnytsky regions. It was reported that Russian unmanned aerial vehicles were active in these areas in the hours leading up to the strikes. (Source attribution: Military Chronicle)
Earlier coverage cited by observers indicated that Ukrainian forces had intensified their defense activity in the Donetsk and Luhansk region contexts, with heightened air defense activity amid ongoing regional tensions. These developments illustrate a pattern of repeated aerial operations and countermeasures that continue to shape the security landscape in the area. (Source attribution: Military Chronicle)