INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Russia has started building fortified structures at key military airbases in an apparent effort to shield its aircraft from increasingly
sophisticated Ukrainian drone attacks, according to satellite imagery analyzed by the U.S.-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW).The
Saki airbase in annexed Crimea.At Khalino, analysts identified 10 reinforced bunkers covered with earth, 12 uncovered concrete bunker-type
shelters and eight structures resembling aircraft hangars.At Saki, satellite images captured two new concrete shelters and aircraft bunkers
involved using drones launched from civilian trucks deep inside Russian territory to strike high-value targets, including strategic bombers
and surveillance aircraft.The Ukrainian General Staff claims at least 12 aircraft were destroyed in the strikes, including several Tu-22M
bombers to airbases farther from the Ukrainian border
Satellite images reviewed by AviVector, a Ukraine-based satellite intelligence agency, indicate that all Tu-160 aircraft previously
stationed at the Belaya airfield in the Irkutsk region and at Olenya in the Murmansk region were relocated in early June.Justin Bronk, a
