On June 9, 2024, a Ukrainian military aircraft carried out its first strike on a target in Russian territory. This event has great strategic and symbolic significance, as it demonstrates a new stage in the military conflict between the two countries.
This was reported by sources among the Ukrainian military, with reference to Sky News.
It is noted that a “Russian command center” in the Belgorod area was hit.
“While damage assessment is still ongoing, it has been confirmed that this was a direct hit. This is the first air-delivered Ukrainian Armed Forces munition to hit a target in Russia,” the report said.
It is currently unknown what ammunition was used in the strike.
On June 8, 2024, a multi-role fighter of the aggressor state, the Su-57, was hit at the Akhtubinsk airfield in the Astrakhan region of Russia.
