Ukraine war latest: Russia launches mass attack on Odesa Oblast as Ukraine strikes airfield, drone launch site in Russia

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Key developments on Nov. 14-15 * Ukraine strikes Russian military airfield in Astrakhan Oblast, drone launch site in Oryol Oblast, General Staff says * Russia launches 'mass attack' on Odesa Oblast as strikes kill 4, injure 69 across Ukraine over past day * US floats NATO membership for Ukraine in exchange for Donbas withdrawal, Zelensky says * Starshield restrictions hamper Ukraine's ability to defend energy…

Ukrainian forces struck a military airfield in Russia's Astrakhan Oblast and a site used to store, prepare, and launch drones in Oryol Oblast on Nov. 15, Ukraine's General Staff said.

In Astrakhan Oblast, drones targeted the Akhtubinsk airfield, which hosts Russia's 929th State Flight Test Center, one of the country's main facilities for testing new military aircraft and weapons, the General Staff said.

Russia uses the airfield to station Su-34 fighter-bombers, which carry out attacks on Ukrainian cities and military positions using glide bombs.

A powerful secondary explosion was recorded at an ammunition depot storing components for guided aerial missiles following the strike, according to the General Staff.

Earlier on Nov. 15, the Telegram channel Exilenova Plus said that after the detonation, at least 30 explosions were heard on site.

Ukrainian forces also hit a mobile PRV-13 radar altimeter, a system used to measure aircraft altitude and determine their coordinates.

The airbase lies around 650 kilometers (400 miles) east of the Ukrainian-controlled territory, some 30 kilometers (less than 20 miles) west of Russia's border with Kazakhstan.

Astrakhan Oblast Governor Igor Babushkin said that 31 drones were destroyed in the northern part of the region overnight.

The second target was a drone storage, preparation, and launch site known as the Tsymbulova drone port, near the settlement of Tsimbulova in Russia's Oryol Oblast.

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