The russian Ministry of Defense, followed by russian media, once again "failed to notice" the Ukrainian drone strike on the military airfield "Khanskaya" in Adygea during the night of October 10. Instead of acknowledging the attack, the military department claimed that "almost 100 UAVs were intercepted" by air defense forces over seven russian oblasts. Adygea was not listed among these regions.
Meanwhile, local residents actively discussed the nighttime attack on the "Khanskaya" military airfield in online chats. "The military airfield was attacked by drones, there’s a real war going on there, in Rodnikovka at the airfield", - said one eyewitness.
The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces confirmed the strike on the military facility. "Last night, fire damage was inflicted on the 'Khanskaya' airfield in the Republic of Adygea, russia. Specifically, an ammunition depot was hit… A fire was recorded", - stated the General Staff.
The russian authorities' systematic silence on successful actions by Ukrainian drone aviation against russian military facilities and arsenals has outraged russian "milbloggers" and "war correspondents".
"Two days ago, the Ukrainian Armed Forces hit an oil depot in Feodosia. It’s still burning, and the fire has only gotten worse... What’s the saying? Making mistakes is one thing, but lying is another? This isn't the first such case that clearly characterizes the approach to solving the problem of Ukrainian drone strikes on our rear areas. Or rather, the lack of relevant measures", - writes the author of the Telegram channel "Govorit TopaZ".
"A clip from Comedy Club featuring Kharlamov on fighting forest fires would be very fitting here. This is the oil depot in Feodosia that has been burning for days after the Ukrainian Armed Forces’ strike. This won’t be the first or last burning oil depot, because we are at war", - echoes the Telegram channel "ZERGULIO."
"I find it hard to understand: what do officials hope to achieve with this lying, other than testing Orwell’s ideas?", - concludes Roman Alekhin, former advisor to the governor of Kursk.