Ukrainian Missile Strike Destroyed Il-76 in Russia’s Taganrog in March 2022

A Ukrainian missile strike in March 2022 destroyed a Russian Il-76 military transport aircraft in Taganrog.

The 19th Separate Missile Brigade reported on this.

The strike on the Russian airfield was carried out with Tochka-U tactical ballistic missiles.

Miltarnyi’s correspondents managed to find references to this episode on Russian websites that had gone unnoticed by the media.

Posts and videos dated by March 1, 2022, indicate Ukrainian missile forces hit their target.

Smoke was seen rising from the parking area for military transport aircraft at the Taganrog airfield.

Local residents also reported on social media a powerful explosion and a fire at the military facility.

According to the 19th Missile Brigade, the Tochka-U strike destroyed one Il-76 along with personnel and equipment on the runway and significantly damaged another aircraft.