{"id":546831,"date":"2026-05-30T11:21:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T08:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reform.news\/?p=546831"},"modified":"2026-05-30T13:27:27","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T10:27:27","slug":"ukrainian-drones-destroy-iskander-system-and-two-tu-142-aircraft-at-taganrog-airfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reform.news\/en\/ukrainian-drones-destroy-iskander-system-and-two-tu-142-aircraft-at-taganrog-airfield","title":{"rendered":"Ukrainian Drones Destroy Iskander System and Two Tu-142 Aircraft at Taganrog Airfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n<p>During the night of May 30, Ukraine carried out a strike on a military airfield in Taganrog. Commander of Ukraine\u2019s Unmanned Systems Forces <b>Robert \u201cMadyar\u201d Brovdi<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/robert_magyar\/2419\">reported<\/a> the destruction of an Iskander operational-tactical missile system and two Tu-142 aircraft, long-range anti-submarine planes based on a strategic bomber platform.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the strike was carried out by the 1st Operational Center of the Unmanned Systems Forces in coordination with the newly established Deep Strike Center.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_60163\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k2_2YrD0JU8?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=ru&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=0&#038;fs=0&#038;playsinline=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>As Rostov Region Governor <b>Yury Slyusar<\/b> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/Yuri_Slusar\/5929\">reported<\/a>, the attack affected several facilities and localities across the region. In the port of Taganrog, a tanker, a fuel storage tank and an administrative building caught fire. The blaze was later extinguished, and, according to the governor, no fuel oil spill was recorded.<\/p>\n<p>A drone struck a private house in Taganrog, injuring a man and a woman. Both were hospitalized in moderate condition. In the village of Grekovo-Timofeyevka in the Matveyevo-Kurgan District, drone debris caused a gas pipeline fire and damaged a roof and windows. Residents were evacuated. In the Neklinovsky District and the city of Salsk, windows in residential buildings were damaged.<\/p>\n<p>According to Slyusar, nearly 50 drones were shot down while repelling the attack. In addition to Taganrog, strikes were reported in Rostov-on-Don, Salsk, and the Chertkovsky, Matveyevo-Kurgan, Neklinovsky, Millerovsky, Tarasovsky, Sholokhovsky and Verkhne-Donskoy districts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the night of May 30, Ukraine carried out a strike on a military airfield in Taganrog. Commander of Ukraine\u2019s Unmanned Systems Forces Robert \u201cMadyar\u201d Brovdi reported the destruction of an Iskander operational-tactical missile system and two Tu-142 aircraft, long-range anti-submarine planes based on a strategic bomber platform. 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