{"id":28252,"date":"2026-08-30T08:36:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T05:36:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=28252"},"modified":"2026-08-30T08:36:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T05:36:49","slug":"ataka-aerodrom-yeisk-pozhezha-detonatsiia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/world\/ataka-aerodrom-yeisk-pozhezha-detonatsiia\/","title":{"rendered":"The airfield in Yeysk came under attack: explosions could be heard for over an hour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On the night of 30 August, drones attacked a military airfield in Yeysk, in the Krasnodar Krai of the Russian Federation. Following a series of explosions, local residents reported prolonged secondary detonations that lasted for over an hour. NASA\u2019s FIRMS system detected at least two large fire hotspots on the airfield\u2019s grounds. There were also reports of possible damage to the adjacent military town, although this information has not yet been independently confirmed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\">\n<p><strong>Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>On the night of 30 August, drones attacked the military airfield in Yeysk.<\/li>\n<li>Following the explosions, secondary detonations continued for over an hour.<\/li>\n<li>NASA\u2019s FIRMS satellite has detected large fire hotspots on the airfield.<\/li>\n<li>The likely target may have been an ammunition depot.<\/li>\n<li>Information regarding a possible attack on the military base is also being verified.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\" data-section-id=\"1p9d29n\" data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1180\">Explosions in the vicinity of the airfield began during the night<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1182\" data-end=\"1270\">Reports of the attack on Yeysk began to emerge from local residents and Russian monitoring sources.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1272\" data-end=\"1422\">According to their reports, the sound of drones flying overhead, Russian air defence systems in action and a series of explosions could be heard over the city. Secondary detonations began following the initial strikes.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1424\" data-end=\"1618\">Initial reports spoke of a brief series of successive explosions, after which the detonations resumed and, according to eyewitnesses, <strong data-start=\"1542\" data-end=\"1579\">lasted for the next hour<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1620\" data-end=\"1790\">It was precisely these prolonged, repeated explosions that led monitoring organisations to suggest that an ammunition depot or another facility containing explosive materials might have been hit.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1792\" data-end=\"1873\">At the time of publication, there is no official confirmation of which specific unit has been hit.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1tjr9ts\" data-start=\"1875\" data-end=\"1921\">NASA has recorded major fires at the airfield<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"1923\" data-end=\"1980\">Following the attack, satellite imagery also confirmed the fire.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1982\" data-end=\"2210\">System <strong data-start=\"1990\" data-end=\"2004\">NASA FIRMS<\/strong>, which detects thermal anomalies and large fires from satellites, has shown that at least <strong data-start=\"2097\" data-end=\"2171\">two large fire outbreaks directly on the grounds of Yeisk Aerodrome<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2212\" data-end=\"2353\">Following an update to the satellite data, the area covered by thermal anomalies has increased, which may indicate a significant fire on the premises of the military facility.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2355\" data-end=\"2496\">Together with reports of prolonged explosions, this points to the serious consequences of the attack; however, the exact list of damaged sites is not yet known.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"ewc1o1\" data-start=\"2498\" data-end=\"2539\">The military town could also have been affected<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"2541\" data-end=\"2703\">Local Telegram channels are also reporting that the strikes may not only have hit the airfield itself, but also the surrounding area <strong data-start=\"2667\" data-end=\"2702\">the neighbouring military town<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2705\" data-end=\"2838\">Such reports emerged following an update to the NASA FIRMS map and new eyewitness accounts.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2840\" data-end=\"2995\">However, at the time of publication, there are no high-resolution satellite images that would allow the damage to the military town to be confirmed with certainty.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"2997\" data-end=\"3048\">This information is therefore provisional.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1lthlic\" data-start=\"3050\" data-end=\"3091\">Why is the airfield in Yeysk important to the Russian Federation?<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3093\" data-end=\"3167\">The Yeisk airfield is one of the key facilities of the Russian naval aviation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3169\" data-end=\"3480\">It is stationed here <strong data-start=\"3186\" data-end=\"3279\">859th Centre for Combat Operations and Retraining of Naval Aviation Flight Crews of the Russian Navy<\/strong>. The site also houses the NITKA ground-based training complex, which simulates the deck of an aircraft carrier and is used to train carrier-based pilots.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3482\" data-end=\"3602\">In the event of a full-scale war, the airfield is also used to base and maintain Russian military aircraft.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"1ixn4zb\" data-start=\"3604\" data-end=\"3654\">In May, aircraft were already being destroyed at the airfield<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"3656\" data-end=\"3708\">This is not the first <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/viyna\/ukrainski-drony-urazyly-be200-ka27-rf\/\">an attack on the Yeisk airfield<\/a> in 2026.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3710\" data-end=\"3844\">In May, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence officially announced that, during a previous attack, the Defence Forces had struck the airfield\u2019s infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3846\" data-end=\"3996\">At that time, the aircraft parking areas were <strong data-start=\"3887\" data-end=\"3957\">A Ka-27 helicopter and a Be-200 naval patrol aircraft were destroyed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3998\" data-end=\"4163\">According to the Ministry of Defence, these vessels were used by the Russian command to monitor maritime waters, carry out search and rescue operations, and provide anti-submarine defence.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4165\" data-end=\"4364\">According to the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence, the loss of such equipment reduces the Russian Federation\u2019s ability to control the airspace and maritime territory of the Azov-Black Sea region.<\/p>\n<h2 data-section-id=\"isaqf\" data-start=\"4366\" data-end=\"4399\">The extent of the damage is being assessed<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"4401\" data-end=\"4512\">As of the morning of 30 August, the Russian authorities had not provided a detailed report on the consequences of the attack on the military airfield.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4514\" data-end=\"4701\">As yet, the following remain confirmed according to publicly available data: <strong data-start=\"4567\" data-end=\"4662\">a series of explosions, prolonged secondary detonations and large fire pockets, recorded by NASA\u2019s FIRMS<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4703\" data-end=\"4838\">Information regarding damage to a specific ammunition depot, aircraft or military base requires further confirmation.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"4840\" data-end=\"5019\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><strong data-start=\"4840\" data-end=\"5019\" data-is-last-node=\"\">The exact extent of the damage to the airfield in Yeysk will become clearer once high-resolution satellite images or official information from the Ukrainian Defence Forces becomes available.<\/strong><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u0423 \u043d\u0456\u0447 \u043f\u0440\u043e\u0442\u0438 30 \u0441\u0435\u0440\u043f\u043d\u044f \u0431\u0435\u0437\u043f\u0456\u043b\u043e\u0442\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0438 \u0430\u0442\u0430\u043a\u0443\u0432\u0430\u043b\u0438 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