SBU's Alpha special operations unit drones strike Khanskaya military airfield

Titles and summaries are AI-extracted from news reporting; every source is linked below. Event id 2a2a7443-3818-423e-bcd0-1b2b898b06e7.

Where: Khanskaya air baseresolved to facility44.678, 40.032
When: Occurrence date not stated by reportingFirst reported 2026-10-04 · last update 2026-10-05
Sourcing: 7 reports7 reports across 5 outlets · independence not established
How far this got: pinpointedlocated to facilityOptical coverageSub-metre commercial imagery was recommended; Sentinel-2 is the closest we carry at 10 m, so small objects will not resolve.

Summary

On October 4, 2026, drones attributed to the SBU's Alpha special operations unit struck the Khanskaya military airfield in the Republic of Adygea. The operation targeted a Su-35 multi-role air superiority fighter, a Su-34 fighter-bomber, and an ammunition storage facility. As of 8:28 a.m. on the day of the attack, signs of destruction were visible at the aircraft taxiways, and loud secondary explosions and large blazes were observed across the airfield complex. The strike resulted in the Su-35 and Su-34 being damaged. While the SBU claims the operation successfully hit these targets, the level of destruction remains to be independently confirmed.

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What remains unresolved

located to facility

Timeline

10 recorded change(s). The ledger starts when this event was first folded: the initial observation is not recorded as a change, so an empty timeline means nothing has moved since, not that nothing is known.

10 change(s) before the history shown here.

Sources

Grouped by outlet. Syndication is not collapsed, so several outlets can carry one wire story — the count is breadth of carriage, not independent confirmation.

militarnyi.com
- SSU Destroys Su-35 and Su-34 at Khanskaya Air Base in October 4 Attack2026-10-05
kyivpost.com
- SBU Drones Hit Su-35, Su-34 Jets and Ammo Depot at Khanskaya Base2026-10-04
pravda.com.ua
- Ukrainian drones fly 500 km to hit Russian Su-35 and Su-34 fighters at Khanskaya air base2026-10-04
ukrinform.net
- Ukrainian drones hit two Russian fighter jets at air base in Adygea2026-10-04
kyivindependent.com
- Russian Su-35, Su-34 fighter jets hit by drones at airfield in Adygea, SBU says2026-10-04

7 reports in all; the full list with the facts taken from each is part of the event detail on Pro.

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0 related event(s) and 3 place(s) or facilities — the same facility, place, actor or campaign. Part of the event detail on Pro.

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