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Euromaidan Press
21 Jan 2025
Yuri Zoria


Forbes: Russian bomber support facilities face systematic drone campaign

Forbes emphasizes that targeting fuel tanks at bomber bases hinders Russia’s operations and escalates the cost of its bombardment efforts.
A reported attack on the Gorbunov Kazan Aviation Plant in Russia's Tatarstan on 20 January 2025.
A reported attack on the Gorbunov Kazan Aviation Plant in Russia’s Tatarstan on 20 January 2025. Source: derbyshki_news Telegram screenshot
Forbes: Russian bomber support facilities face systematic drone campaign

Forbes reports on the strategic pattern behind Ukraine’s recent drone strikes against Russian military infrastructure, analyzing the 19 January 2025 attack on the Kazan Aircraft Plant alongside previous operations.

Russia operates 120 Tupolev Tu-22Ms, Tu-95s, and Tu-160s, which launch cruise missiles from long range against Ukrainian cities. While Ukraine’s drone campaign may not halt Russian bombardment, they increase its operational costs.

According to Forbes’ analysis, the strikes against the Kazan facility on 20 January, located around 1,000 kilometers from Ukraine, represent part of a systematic campaign targeting Russian bomber support infrastructure. Forbes notes that Russian Telegram users reported drones overhead during the night, followed by explosions and fires at a fuel depot near the aircraft factory.

The Ukrainian Center for Strategic Communication described the operation as “lighting up the night sky in Russia’s Kazan Oblast,” targeting facilities that produce and repair strategic bombers used against Ukraine, Forbes reports.

Drones target Russian military aircraft plant in Kazan

Technical Analysis Forbes details Ukraine’s drone capabilities, noting that while the specific types used in Kazan remain unconfirmed, Ukraine has developed various long-range UAVs, including modified A-22 sport planes. The publication suggests that earlier strikes against Saratov may have involved PD-2, Beaver, Liutyi, and UJ-22 drones, which range from 2-3 meters in length.

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Strategic Pattern Forbes highlights that the Kazan strike follows two recent attacks on fuel storage facilities near Engels bomber base in Saratov on 8 January and six days later.

Blowing up the fuel tanks attached to Russian bomber bases—and the industrial sites associated with the bomber bases—probably can’t stop the Russian bombardment of Ukrainian cities, but it can make the bombardment costlier for Moscow,” Forbes noted.

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