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Business Insider on myös julkaissut artikkelin ryssän dronejen laukaisupaikoista, tässä on useita paikkoja Maxarin satelliittikuvissa:
https://www.businessinsider.com/sat...ne-launch-site-near-ukraine-front-line-2025-8
Lainaan artikkelista pätkän sekä laukaisupaikkojen satelliittikuvat, varsinainen artikkelin teksti spoilerin takana alempana:
Russia also has a number of drone launch sites inside Russia — some of them with relatively new infrastructure — that are much farther from the Donetsk airport and the front lines, though not entirely out of Ukraine's reach.
These include sites at Primorsko-Akhtarsk in the Krasnodar Krai region, Navlya in the Bryansk region, Tsimbulova in the Oryol region, Shatalovo in the Smolensk region, and Millerovo in the Rostov region.
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Lainasin aikaisemmassa viestissäni (LINKKI) France24 artikkelia, jossa oli lisää satelliittikuvia. Siinä käsiteltiin erityisesti Tsimbulovassa (Oryol oblast) sijaitsevaa laukaisupaikkaa minkä kuvat puuttuvat tästä Business Insiderin artikkelista.
Nämä siis tukevat kivasti toisiaan.
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Tässä Business Insiderin artikkelin teksti ja kuvat:
Russia built a new drone launch site at an airport in the occupied Donetsk region. Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies
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New satellite imagery shows Russia has built several drone launchers on the runway at an airport near the front lines in an occupied region of Ukraine.
Russian long-range drone launch sites near the front lines could pose a major threat to Ukraine because they reduce the time Kyiv has to respond to and defend against attacks, conflict analysts say. However, the short distance may also make the sites more vulnerable to strikes.
An image captured on Sunday by Maxar Technologies and reviewed by Business Insider shows launch rails and drone storage sheds at the main airport in Donetsk, an embattled region in eastern Ukraine.
Two launch sites surrounded by storage sheds are seen at the Donetsk airport on August 17. Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies
Russia built a new drone launch site at an airport in the occupied Donetsk region. Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies
Russia occupies around 75% of Donetsk, including the airport. The image also shows extensive destruction to the airport terminal and other facilities from years of fighting.
The airport, located just northwest of Donetsk city, is less than two dozen miles from the front. It stopped operations in 2014 after Russia's initial invasion of the Donbas, which consists of eastern Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
The Donbas has seen some of the fiercest fighting since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Pokrovsk, a war-torn city in Donetsk that remains under Kyiv's control, is one of the hottest and most brutal sectors of the front lines.
Ukrainian open-source intelligence group Cyberboroshno reported in early August that Russia had constructed infrastructure on the runway at the Donetsk airport to support the launch of Shahed-style one-way attack drones, destructive Iranian-designed loitering munitions that Moscow has used to attack Ukraine relentlessly for three years.
According to information from Maxar, construction of the launch positions at the Donetsk airport began between late May and early June, and since then, that infrastructure has continued to expand.
Russia produces its own version of the Iranian-designed Shahed drone, which have been used in large-scale attacks against Ukraine. Photo by ANONYMOUS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images
Kyle Glen, an investigator at the UK-based Centre for Information Resilience who monitors Russian drone operations, told Business Insider it is unusual for the base to be so close to the front lines. Other known drone launch sites are much deeper inside Russian territory.
"Long-range drone launch sites closer to the frontline will reduce the reaction time for Ukrainian air defenses," analysts at the Institute for the Study of War, a US think tank, said earlier this month.
"Russian forces have been launching long-range strike drones from occupied Ukraine, and Russia's continued use of occupied Ukraine for such strikes will increasingly threaten" both Ukraine and NATO if Russia continues to occupy the land, the analysts wrote.
Reporting indicates that Russia has converted other civilian airports within occupied Ukrainian territory into drone launch sites, including on the Crimean peninsula, which Moscow seized from Kyiv in 2014.
While there are certain advantages, Donetsk airport's proximity to the front could backfire for Russia. Glen said the Russian base is more vulnerable to Ukrainian strikes, which don't necessarily require sophisticated weapons.
Brady Africk, an open-source intelligence analyst who has closely tracked and researched drone base developments, explained that "Russia often launches a combination of explosive attack drones and decoys in waves, which can stress Ukraine's already-limited air defenses." Ukraine has to take them out on the ground if it doesn't want to face them in the air.
The challenge, Africk told Business Insider, is that "confronting these drones on the launch pad is difficult, as Russia can keep them in storage until close to the time they plan to launch them."
Drone launch positions at Shatalovo in Russia's Smolensk region. Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies
Russia also has a number of drone launch sites inside Russia — some of them with relatively new infrastructure — that are much farther from the Donetsk airport and the front lines, though not entirely out of Ukraine's reach.
These include sites at Primorsko-Akhtarsk in the Krasnodar Krai region, Navlya in the Bryansk region, Tsimbulova in the Oryol region, Shatalovo in the Smolensk region, and Millerovo in the Rostov region.
Recent satellite images captured by Maxar and reviewed by Business Insider show infrastructure to support drone operations, including launch rails, runways, hardened shelters, and even what appears to be Shahed-style drones on the tarmac.
Storage facilities, seen in the circle, and two launch rails at Primorsko-Akhtarsk on August 11. Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies
A set of drone launch positions at Shatalovo in May. Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies
Shahed drones and launch positions at Millerovo in July. Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies
Despite the distance from the front line, Ukraine has proven that it is capable of attacking these bases. At the beginning of August, for instance, Kyiv said its drones struck Primorsko-Akhtarsk, some 150 miles away.
Ukraine has carried out drone strikes even farther than that, reaching hundreds of miles into Russian territory. Close-in sites could be less of a challenge for the Ukrainians. The Donetsk launch site, if left by Russia insufficiently defended, could be an easy target.
"Russia's setup for launching drones from Donetsk airport mirrors what has been seen at other sites, with newly built storage areas and launch rails protected by berms," Africk said.
Construction of the new Donetsk airport launch site comes amid a broader Russian investment in its one-way attack drone capabilities. It is producing thousands of drones modeled after the notorious Iranian-designed Shahed every month. And Moscow has consistently demonstrated that it can launch hundreds of them at Ukraine in a single night.
A recent assessment by the British defense ministry said that Russia launched 6,200 one-way attack drones at Ukraine in July, marking a new monthly high during the war. The scale of strikes subsided during the first three weeks of August.
However, on Thursday, Russia carried out its largest bombardment of the month, launching over 614 missiles and drones at Ukraine. Kyiv said that the 574 drones used in the attack came from the direction of Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Bryansk, Oryol, Shatalovo, Millerovo, and other regions.
https://www.businessinsider.com/sat...ne-launch-site-near-ukraine-front-line-2025-8
Lainaan artikkelista pätkän sekä laukaisupaikkojen satelliittikuvat, varsinainen artikkelin teksti spoilerin takana alempana:
Russia also has a number of drone launch sites inside Russia — some of them with relatively new infrastructure — that are much farther from the Donetsk airport and the front lines, though not entirely out of Ukraine's reach.
These include sites at Primorsko-Akhtarsk in the Krasnodar Krai region, Navlya in the Bryansk region, Tsimbulova in the Oryol region, Shatalovo in the Smolensk region, and Millerovo in the Rostov region.
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Lainasin aikaisemmassa viestissäni (LINKKI) France24 artikkelia, jossa oli lisää satelliittikuvia. Siinä käsiteltiin erityisesti Tsimbulovassa (Oryol oblast) sijaitsevaa laukaisupaikkaa minkä kuvat puuttuvat tästä Business Insiderin artikkelista.
Nämä siis tukevat kivasti toisiaan.
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Tässä Business Insiderin artikkelin teksti ja kuvat:
Satellite images show Russia's got a new front-line drone launch site that cuts Ukraine's reaction time but puts the base at risk
By Jake EpsteinRussia built a new drone launch site at an airport in the occupied Donetsk region. Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies
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- Satellite imagery shows a new Russian drone launch site at a key airport in occupied Ukraine.
- Russia started building the site at the destroyed Donetsk airport a few weeks ago, an analyst said.
- The location near the front lines poses a threat to Ukraine — but also makes it more vulnerable.
New satellite imagery shows Russia has built several drone launchers on the runway at an airport near the front lines in an occupied region of Ukraine.
Russian long-range drone launch sites near the front lines could pose a major threat to Ukraine because they reduce the time Kyiv has to respond to and defend against attacks, conflict analysts say. However, the short distance may also make the sites more vulnerable to strikes.
An image captured on Sunday by Maxar Technologies and reviewed by Business Insider shows launch rails and drone storage sheds at the main airport in Donetsk, an embattled region in eastern Ukraine.
Two launch sites surrounded by storage sheds are seen at the Donetsk airport on August 17. Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies
Russia built a new drone launch site at an airport in the occupied Donetsk region. Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies
Russia occupies around 75% of Donetsk, including the airport. The image also shows extensive destruction to the airport terminal and other facilities from years of fighting.
The airport, located just northwest of Donetsk city, is less than two dozen miles from the front. It stopped operations in 2014 after Russia's initial invasion of the Donbas, which consists of eastern Ukraine's Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
The Donbas has seen some of the fiercest fighting since Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. Pokrovsk, a war-torn city in Donetsk that remains under Kyiv's control, is one of the hottest and most brutal sectors of the front lines.
Ukrainian open-source intelligence group Cyberboroshno reported in early August that Russia had constructed infrastructure on the runway at the Donetsk airport to support the launch of Shahed-style one-way attack drones, destructive Iranian-designed loitering munitions that Moscow has used to attack Ukraine relentlessly for three years.
According to information from Maxar, construction of the launch positions at the Donetsk airport began between late May and early June, and since then, that infrastructure has continued to expand.
Russia produces its own version of the Iranian-designed Shahed drone, which have been used in large-scale attacks against Ukraine. Photo by ANONYMOUS/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images
Kyle Glen, an investigator at the UK-based Centre for Information Resilience who monitors Russian drone operations, told Business Insider it is unusual for the base to be so close to the front lines. Other known drone launch sites are much deeper inside Russian territory.
"Long-range drone launch sites closer to the frontline will reduce the reaction time for Ukrainian air defenses," analysts at the Institute for the Study of War, a US think tank, said earlier this month.
"Russian forces have been launching long-range strike drones from occupied Ukraine, and Russia's continued use of occupied Ukraine for such strikes will increasingly threaten" both Ukraine and NATO if Russia continues to occupy the land, the analysts wrote.
Reporting indicates that Russia has converted other civilian airports within occupied Ukrainian territory into drone launch sites, including on the Crimean peninsula, which Moscow seized from Kyiv in 2014.
While there are certain advantages, Donetsk airport's proximity to the front could backfire for Russia. Glen said the Russian base is more vulnerable to Ukrainian strikes, which don't necessarily require sophisticated weapons.
Brady Africk, an open-source intelligence analyst who has closely tracked and researched drone base developments, explained that "Russia often launches a combination of explosive attack drones and decoys in waves, which can stress Ukraine's already-limited air defenses." Ukraine has to take them out on the ground if it doesn't want to face them in the air.
The challenge, Africk told Business Insider, is that "confronting these drones on the launch pad is difficult, as Russia can keep them in storage until close to the time they plan to launch them."
Many drone launch sites are farther away
Drone launch positions at Shatalovo in Russia's Smolensk region. Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies
Russia also has a number of drone launch sites inside Russia — some of them with relatively new infrastructure — that are much farther from the Donetsk airport and the front lines, though not entirely out of Ukraine's reach.
These include sites at Primorsko-Akhtarsk in the Krasnodar Krai region, Navlya in the Bryansk region, Tsimbulova in the Oryol region, Shatalovo in the Smolensk region, and Millerovo in the Rostov region.
Recent satellite images captured by Maxar and reviewed by Business Insider show infrastructure to support drone operations, including launch rails, runways, hardened shelters, and even what appears to be Shahed-style drones on the tarmac.
Storage facilities, seen in the circle, and two launch rails at Primorsko-Akhtarsk on August 11. Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies
A set of drone launch positions at Shatalovo in May. Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies
Shahed drones and launch positions at Millerovo in July. Satellite image ©2025 Maxar Technologies
Despite the distance from the front line, Ukraine has proven that it is capable of attacking these bases. At the beginning of August, for instance, Kyiv said its drones struck Primorsko-Akhtarsk, some 150 miles away.
Ukraine has carried out drone strikes even farther than that, reaching hundreds of miles into Russian territory. Close-in sites could be less of a challenge for the Ukrainians. The Donetsk launch site, if left by Russia insufficiently defended, could be an easy target.
"Russia's setup for launching drones from Donetsk airport mirrors what has been seen at other sites, with newly built storage areas and launch rails protected by berms," Africk said.
Construction of the new Donetsk airport launch site comes amid a broader Russian investment in its one-way attack drone capabilities. It is producing thousands of drones modeled after the notorious Iranian-designed Shahed every month. And Moscow has consistently demonstrated that it can launch hundreds of them at Ukraine in a single night.
A recent assessment by the British defense ministry said that Russia launched 6,200 one-way attack drones at Ukraine in July, marking a new monthly high during the war. The scale of strikes subsided during the first three weeks of August.
However, on Thursday, Russia carried out its largest bombardment of the month, launching over 614 missiles and drones at Ukraine. Kyiv said that the 574 drones used in the attack came from the direction of Primorsko-Akhtarsk, Bryansk, Oryol, Shatalovo, Millerovo, and other regions.
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Kaja Kallaksen kommentteja ryssän pelaamasta vedätyspelistä:
Kallaksen mukaan Ukrainan mahdollisiin alueluovutuksiin liittyvä keskustelu kielii siitä, että länsimaissa on pudottu Putinin virittämään ansaan. Venäjä sen sijaan ei ole vielä tehnyt yhtä ainoaa myönnytystä. Hän kommentoi asiaa brittimedia BBC:n haastattelussa.
– Keskustelu koskee vain sitä, mistä Ukrainan pitäisi luopua, millaisia myönnytyksiä Ukraina on valmis tekemään, ja samalla unohdamme, että Venäjä ei ole tehnyt yhtä ainoaa myönnytystä.
– He ovat tässä hyökkääjiä, he hyökkäävät brutaalisti toisen maan kimppuun ja tappavat ihmisiä siellä. Ilman, että mikään kansainvälinen laki sallisi sen.
Kallaksen mukaan Putin ei tee elettäkään lopettaakseen sotaa.
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Kallaksen mukaan Ukrainan tukijoiden pitäisi keskittyä Venäjän painostamiseen, koska Venäjä ainoastaan esittää uusia toiveita sen sijaan, että se tulisi vastaan.
Kallas uskoo, että mikäli Putinille annetaan alueita Ukrainasta, se ainoastaan vahvistaa halua hyökätä uudestaan.
– Tämä on juuri se ansa, johon Venäjä haluaa meidän kävelevän.
– Jos kävelemme tähän ansaan, tulemme näkemään tämän uudestaan. Koska hyökkäys kannatti.
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Kallas on puhunut tästä ryssän käyttämästä vedätystaktiikasta jo aiemminkin. Tämä ryssän käyttämä vedätystaktiikka tulee pitää kirkkaana mielessä aina kun puhutaan ryssän kanssa neuvotteluista. Ryssälle ei pidä antaa tuumaakaan periksi eikä mitään ilmaiseksi. Ei koskaan.
Kallaksen mukaan Ukrainan mahdollisiin alueluovutuksiin liittyvä keskustelu kielii siitä, että länsimaissa on pudottu Putinin virittämään ansaan. Venäjä sen sijaan ei ole vielä tehnyt yhtä ainoaa myönnytystä. Hän kommentoi asiaa brittimedia BBC:n haastattelussa.
– Keskustelu koskee vain sitä, mistä Ukrainan pitäisi luopua, millaisia myönnytyksiä Ukraina on valmis tekemään, ja samalla unohdamme, että Venäjä ei ole tehnyt yhtä ainoaa myönnytystä.
– He ovat tässä hyökkääjiä, he hyökkäävät brutaalisti toisen maan kimppuun ja tappavat ihmisiä siellä. Ilman, että mikään kansainvälinen laki sallisi sen.
Kallaksen mukaan Putin ei tee elettäkään lopettaakseen sotaa.
<snip>
Kallaksen mukaan Ukrainan tukijoiden pitäisi keskittyä Venäjän painostamiseen, koska Venäjä ainoastaan esittää uusia toiveita sen sijaan, että se tulisi vastaan.
Kallas uskoo, että mikäli Putinille annetaan alueita Ukrainasta, se ainoastaan vahvistaa halua hyökätä uudestaan.
– Tämä on juuri se ansa, johon Venäjä haluaa meidän kävelevän.
– Jos kävelemme tähän ansaan, tulemme näkemään tämän uudestaan. Koska hyökkäys kannatti.
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No et sitten voinut kertoa mitä toi noin sadan sivun artikkeli pitää sisällään. Samat jutut nähnyt 10 kertaa eri paikoista.Yllä olevassa viestissä (LINKKI) jaetussa ketjussa viitattiin France24 nettisivulla julkaistuun artikkeliin, lainaan sen tekstin ja kuvat spoilerin taakse (artikkeli julkaistu 22.8.2025):
https://www.france24.com/fr/europe/20250822-russie-ukraine-guerre-drones-shahed-geran2-attaques-2025?utm_slink=f24.my/BNnV
How Russia is building airports to launch Iranian drones at Ukrainian cities
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Since the beginning of 2025, Russia has been carrying out increasing raids using Shahed kamikaze drones. This Iranian-designed drone is raining down on Ukrainian cities in ever-increasing numbers, terrorizing the population. To fuel these attacks, Russia has built airports specifically designed for mass drone launches. The Observers editorial team consulted satellite images to locate these sites.
Published on:08/22/2025 - 4:20 PM
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Russian Shahed kamikaze drones are raining down en masse on Ukrainian cities. To sustain a sustained bombing tempo, Russia has built bases to launch and store its drones. © Observers
The Shahed is a drone that knows no diplomacy. While Oval Office talks hint at a potential meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky , Iranian-designed Shahed-136 drones —also known as “Geran-2” by the Russians—continue to strike Ukrainian cities. According to the Ukrainian Defense Ministry , 546 drones fell on cities in western Ukraine during the night of August 20-21. For Ukrainian civilians, this drone, with a range of between 1,700 and 2,500 kilometers, represents the main threat. For the Russians, the Shahed is an unparalleled means of pressure, and the Russian military is quietly building airports specifically designed for the large-scale launch of these weapons.
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The Shahed-136 drone used by Russia is small, 3.5 m long and 2.5 m wide, and easily transportable. © Cat-Uxo
Inexpensive, simple to manufacture, and easy to deploy, the Russians have been using Shahed drones against Ukraine since October 2022. The Shahed-136 reaches a maximum speed of 180 km/h and detonates itself upon hitting its target. While the drone's speed is significantly slower than that of a ballistic missile, the Shahed is easier to deploy. This drone is also easy to launch. It is possible to launch multiple drones from a truck or from a simple ground launch pad. A Shahed drone can even be launched from a simple pickup truck or SUV.
Above, a Chinese-made SUV converted by the Russian military into a Shahed drone launch platform. Below, a Russian-made Kamaz truck capable of launching two drones. © Observers
But the drone's greatest strength lies in the large number of units produced. Indeed, its cost is estimated at between $20,000 and $50,000, depending on the model's specifications. By comparison, the price of a 9M728 Iskander K cruise missile is estimated at between $1 million and $2 million. This low cost allows Russia to ensure a high rate of drone production.
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This image, shared on Telegram in March 2024, shows a Russian factory for the large-scale production of Shahed drones. © Telegram
Since the beginning of 2023, the Shahed has been mass-produced on Russian soil under the name “Geran-2.” While the contribution of Chinese and, more rarely, Iranian components remains necessary, Russia is making its production autonomous. The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), an American think tank, estimates that the rate of Russian Shahed launches will increase from 200 per week in 2024 to more than 1,000 per week in 2025.
This map, published by the Ukrainian analyst group Monitoring War, shows the waves of Shahed drones (in yellow) and missiles (in red) that flew over Ukraine on the night of August 20-21, 2025. © Telegram/mon1tor_ua
“You can no longer sleep because you know there is a threat hanging over you.”
These drones are frequently involved in attacks on civilian infrastructure, sometimes causing deaths among the population . These incessant raids affect the morale of the population, as described by a resident of central Ukraine who wished to remain anonymous:
This graph, published in May 2025 by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, shows the evolution of the number of Shahed drones launched against Ukraine over the months. © CSIS Future Labs
Waves of hundreds of drones to “saturate” Ukrainian defenses
In addition to terrorizing the Ukrainian population, Shahed drones are used to overload Ukrainian missile defenses. An analyst with the Ukraine Control Map group describes a two-pronged strategy :
According to a study by the Center for Strategic and International Studies published in May 2025, Ukrainian air defenses are capable of shooting down 75% of Russian Shahed drones.
For Daniele Barbera , of the Tochnyi investigative group , the Shahed also serve as bait for Ukrainian anti-aircraft defenses to allow the Russian missile to penetrate the defenses more easily:
Infrastructure designed specifically for the Shahed
The Shahed's strength lies in numbers. To maintain constant pressure and fuel daily waves of drones, Russia is building new infrastructure. Thus, the borders of Russian territory are dotted with Shahed drone launch sites. The Ukrainian investigative group Oko Gora has identified 11 Russian Shahed drone launch sites .
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This image from July 17, 2025, shows Shahed drone launch pads positioned at Donetsk Airport in Russian-occupied Donbass. © MaxarTechnologies2025
Near the city of Oryol, 170 km northeast of Ukraine, is located the main Shahed drone launch hub: the Tsimbulova base. Nicknamed “the airport” by Ukrainians, the structure includes eight ground launchers and a 2.8-kilometer stretch of road for launching drones from vehicles. According to the Ukrainian investigative group DniproOsint , the site can launch 14 drones simultaneously, and nearly 100 in a single night.
This satellite image released on August 14, 2025, shows Shahed drones parked in front of their storage bunker at Russia's Tsimbulova base. © MaxarTechnologies2025
Using a series of satellite images, it is possible to date the start of construction of the site to August 2024.
Satellite images show the progress of the construction of the drone launch site at Russia's Tsimbulova base between June 2024 and May 2025. Location: 53.364701343443905, 35.82215622049165. © Copernicus Browser
This strategic site has already been the target of Ukrainian missile strikes. On January 26, 2025, the airport was hit by Storm Shadow missiles. Satellite images released by the Ukrainian analyst group Cyber Boroshno show impacts on the bunkers.
The impact of Ukrainian missiles on a Russian drone launch site in Tsimbulova is visible in this image published on February 9, 2025, by the Cyber Boroshno analyst group. Location: 53.372340,35.800360. © Telegram/kiber_boroshno
As of August 2025, Russia continues to build new drone launch sites. The Observers editorial team has identified a potential site under construction near the village of Asovitsa in the Bryansk region, 35 km from Ukraine.
This satellite image, taken by Maxar on August 10, 2025, shows a Shahed drone launch site located near the village of Asovitsa in Russia. Location: 52.32282673988489, 34.506064868010526. © MaxarTechnologies2025
Air bases adapted for drones
Russia is also rehabilitating airports to transform them into storage facilities for Shahed drones. This is the case at the Primorsko-Akhtarsk airbase. Located 230 kilometers from the front line, it can launch around ten drones simultaneously. Proof of its strategic importance to the Russian command is that it is protected by S-400 anti-missile batteries.
This map shows the composition of the Russian Primorsko-Akhtarsk airbase with its ground launchers (in yellow), warehouses (in red), and anti-aircraft missiles (in pink). Location: 46.05948751501472, 38.235667644909164. © Telegram/DniproOfficial
This satellite image taken on July 27, 2025, shows Shahed drones stored next to bunkers at Primorsko-Akhtarsk Airport in Russia. © MaxarTechnologies2025
Here too, the site has been targeted by Ukrainian missiles on several occasions. On the night of August 1 to 2, 2025, the airfield was targeted by a Ukrainian missile strike. The impacts of the submunitions, as well as traces of intense heat triggered by the fire, are visible in this satellite image.
These images show significant heat sources released by the August 2, 2025, Ukrainian missile strike against the Primorsko-Akhtarsk air base, a Russian facility modified to allow the launch of Shahed drones. © NASA FIRMS
Easy targets?
If journalists and online investigators can detect Russian drone launch facilities, it's clear that the Ukrainians know where they are, too. Daniele Barbera of the Tochnyi investigative group explains why the Russians decided to group drones into these hubs:
For the Ukrainian command, the destruction of these launch bases, as well as the Shahed drone production plants, is a priority. While negotiations with Russia could begin, drones continue to strike Ukrainian cities without interruption.
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Tuossa on mielenkiintoinen arvio Tsimbulovassa sijaitsevan laukaisupaikan suorituskyvystä (vaikea sanoa, miten hyvä arvio tämä on):
Near the city of Oryol, 170 km northeast of Ukraine, is located the main Shahed drone launch hub: the Tsimbulova base.
Nicknamed “the airport” by Ukrainians, the structure includes eight ground launchers and a 2.8-kilometer stretch of road for launching drones from vehicles.
According to the Ukrainian investigative group DniproOsint , the site can launch 14 drones simultaneously, and nearly 100 in a single night.
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Ukrainians have already deployed at least 200 drones for an attack on Russia. It is estimated that more than 300 Ukrainian drones will ultimately participate in today's attack.The risk of a Ukrainian attack on Crimea and the Donetsk region using cruise missiles has significantly increased.
Juu ja Novopavlivkan suunta kanssa jossa on Tolstoin kylä vapautettu.
Unkari itkenyt ryssäöljyn perään. Puolan FM:ltä ei tullut hirveästi myötätuntoa.
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Kiusankpl
Respected Leader
Ja tänäkin yönä paukkuu! 
200 ukrainalaista droonia on matkalla Venäjälle...
Edit. Tällä hetkellä (00:18) raportoidaan ukrainalaisten kamikaze-droonien massiivisesta hyökkäyksestä Pohjois-Kaukasiassa,
missä useissa kaupungeissa kuullaan kovaäänisiä räjähdyksiä.
200 ukrainalaista droonia on matkalla Venäjälle...
Edit. Tällä hetkellä (00:18) raportoidaan ukrainalaisten kamikaze-droonien massiivisesta hyökkäyksestä Pohjois-Kaukasiassa,
missä useissa kaupungeissa kuullaan kovaäänisiä räjähdyksiä.
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Kiusankpl
Respected Leader
Krim 
www.kyivpost.com
Ukrainian Kamikaze Drones Slam Russian Spy Base, Blow Up RR Hub, Set Oil Refinery Ablaze
Russian officials announced all the Ukrainian robot aircraft “were shot down.” Major fires were reported in occupied Crimea, and in Russia’s Rostov region and Voronezh regions.
www.kyivpost.com
Puurokulho
Kapteeni
Sellanen huomio illan päätteeks että 24.8. on Ukrainan itsenäisyyspäivä, eli enemmän ihmettelisin mikäli isompaa pauketta ryssälästä ei kuultais yön / aamun / päivän aikana. Droonia kaiketi enemmänkin ilmassa lähettämässä vanjalle terveisiä.