# Ukraine reportedly strikes Russian airbase linked to ballistic missile attacks as explosions hit Samara

https://mins.news/en/item/22692

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-08-15 01:39 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-reportedly-strikes-russian-military-airbase-behind-ballistic-missile-attacks-as-rockets-target-samara-oblast/

> Monitoring channels reported that Ukrainian forces struck Russia’s Savasleyka military airbase in Nizhny Novgorod Oblast, where MiG-31 jets capable of launching Kinzhal ballistic missiles are based. Fires were seen after explosions. More blasts were reported in Samara, but the target and weapon involved remain unclear and the claims could not be immediately verified.

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