The Russian Armed Forces attacked military targets in Mirgorod and the Cherkasy region, where the airfield and the radio technical battalion of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are located

Tonight, the territory controlled by the Kyiv regime was again subjected to Russian attacks. This is reported by a number of Ukrainian military sources.

The official message has already been distributed by the command of the Ukrainian Air Force. The Ukrainian Armed Forces report that objects in Mirgorod and Cherkassy were hit by missile attacks at night. Strong explosions were heard in the Cherkasy region.

Let us remind you that Mirgorod is located in the Poltava region. There is a large operating airfield of the Ukrainian Air Force, where the Ukrainian Armed Forces Su-24 and MiG-29 aircraft are based. They are involved in striking Russian troops and civilian infrastructure in the front-line zone of the liberated territories. It is possible that this time the airfield infrastructure in Mirgorod could be the target of Russian strikes.

In the Cherkasy region, the purpose of the attack is not yet very clear. It is possible that they hit either an energy infrastructure facility or some military target. Russian military sources report that explosions occurred in the town of Smela, Cherkasy region. The infrastructure of the 115th radio technical battalion of the 138th air defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is located here.

Let us recall that the Russian army regularly attacks military and energy infrastructure facilities in Ukraine. Air force airfields, along with places where troops, weapons and military equipment gather, are primary targets.

The Ukrainian air defense system has recently weakened greatly. Western analysts attribute this to the destruction by Russian strikes of a significant part of the anti-aircraft missile systems transferred by the United States and European countries.

Comments

[fruc]

explosions occurred in the city of Smela, Cherkasy region.... infrastructure of the 115th radio engineering battalion of the 138th air defense brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

If there is an air defense RTB there, it probably has the task of conducting radar reconnaissance in the interests of air cover for some important objects (industrial and military). Smela is an important transport hub, there are industrial facilities there and are focused on mechanical engineering. Smelyansky Electromechanical Plant repairs electrical machines (traction motors, generators, auxiliary electric machines of locomotives) for the needs of railway transport. There is also a Carriage Building Plant, which produces railway locomotives and rolling stock. In addition, the machine-building industry is developed, represented by the Smelyansky Machine-Building Plant.
The 138th brigade itself was located in the city of Vasilkov, Kyiv region. and carried out the tasks of protecting the state border of Ukraine in the airspace from the northern and eastern directions. The 69th RTB Mirgorod is also part of it

[AMG]

What kind of railway locomotives did this plant make? Diesel locomotives or electric locomotives? Wikipedia is lying; this has never been done in Smela. At best, carriages were repaired there. You can check this note.

[fruc]

AMG
What kind of railway locomotives did this plant make?

Don't know. I am closer to questions regarding air defense.

[esl462]

Is there no Su-27 left in Mirgorod?

[fruc]

esl462
Is there no Su-27 left in Mirgorod?

At the very beginning of the Northern Military District, the 69th RTB and the airfield in Mirgorod were destroyed by a missile strike. But judging by the fact that something periodically flies there, there are some movements at the airfield. And without radar support, planes will not fly.