01/05/2026
Satellite images showing the aftermath of the UAV attack on the Shagol airfield in russia’s Chelyabinsk region, about 1,700 km from the Ukrainian border, have appeared online.
Following the April 25 strike, two Su-57s and one Su-34 were redeployed. An image from April 26 shows efforts to deal with the consequences of the strike, according to the Ukrainian monitoring Telegram channel Exilenova+.
“Obviously, no one would carry a 100 kg warhead over such a distance. The aircraft are damaged, and that is enough to put them out of service,” the report says.