{"id":15567493,"date":"2026-08-23T17:54:30","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T15:54:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/ukraine-vityazevo-su-33-mig-29-drone-strike-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T17:55:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T15:55:10","slug":"ukraine-vityazevo-su-33-mig-29-drone-strike-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/ukraine-vityazevo-su-33-mig-29-drone-strike-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Ukraine Says It Hit Two Russian Jets on the Ground"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\r\n\r\n<p>Ukrainian drones struck two Russian combat aircraft and a swathe of air-defence equipment at an airfield in southern Russia, the commander of Ukraine&rsquo;s Unmanned Systems Forces said on 23 August 2026. The claim has not been independently verified.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>According to Robert &ldquo;Magyar&rdquo; Brovdi, the targets at the Vityazevo airfield in Krasnodar Krai included a <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/su-33-flanker-d\/\">Su-33<\/a> and a <a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/aircraft\/mig-29-fulcrum\/\">MiG-29<\/a>, along with a large Orion strike drone. He said further strikes across the region hit S-400, Pantsir and Tor air-defence systems and eight high-value radars in Krasnodar Krai, Rostov Oblast and Russian-occupied Crimea.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px 24px;margin:24px 0;border-radius:8px\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:17px;color:#222\">Quick Facts<\/p><table style=\"border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px;line-height:1.5\"><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 14px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Reported<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">23 August 2026<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 14px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Airfield<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Vityazevo, Krasnodar Krai, Russia<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 14px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Aircraft claimed<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">One Su-33 and one MiG-29<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 14px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Also claimed<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">A Kronstadt Orion strike drone<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 14px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Air defences claimed<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">S-400, Pantsir and Tor systems; eight radars<\/td><\/tr><tr><td style=\"padding:6px 14px 6px 0;font-weight:600;color:#333;vertical-align:top;white-space:nowrap\">Source<\/td><td style=\"padding:6px 0;color:#444\">Ukraine&rsquo;s Unmanned Systems Forces (unverified)<\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">What Ukraine claims<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>Brovdi said the strikes were carried out by the 1st Center of the Unmanned Systems Forces, a unit that specialises in long-range attacks, and posted videos of the strikes to his Telegram channel. The Su-33 is a relatively rare Russian carrier-based fighter; the Orion is a Russian medium-altitude, long-endurance drone that Moscow has increasingly used to launch cheap cruise missiles at targets in Ukraine.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=1089319238  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:mvij.cf11\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/kronstadt-orion-drone.jpg\" alt=\"Russian Kronstadt Orion drone\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">A Kronstadt Orion, the type of Russian strike drone Ukraine says it destroyed at Vityazevo. Photo: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Part of a wider campaign<\/h2>\r\n\r\n<p>The reported strike fits a pattern Ukraine has pursued through 2026: systematically attacking Russian air bases, radars and surface-to-air missile systems far behind the front line, forcing Moscow to spread its defences thin.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><em>&ldquo;Russian air defence overstretch is also increasing the opportunities for Ukrainian fighters to conduct successful glide bomb and air-launched cruise missile attacks on larger, more hardened targets tens of kilometres behind the lines.&rdquo;<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Justin Bronk<\/strong> &mdash; Senior Research Fellow for Airpower, RUSI (July 2026)<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>As with most claims from this war, the figures come from one side and should be read with caution until corroborated.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1gwx2Mg9vRo\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n<p style=\"font-style:italic;color:#666;font-size:14px\">Sources: Kyiv Independent; Ukrainska Pravda; RUSI (Justin Bronk, 28 July 2026); Robert Brovdi (Telegram).<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">Related Posts<\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/ukraine-drones-samara-refinery-ozon-strike-2026\/\">Ukraine's Deepest Strike Yet Hits a Rosneft 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