The Armed Forces of Ukraine successfully struck Russian railway fuel convoys in occupied Luhansk and destroyed several advanced “Inokhodets” drones at a Crimean airfield, the General Staff reported on Saturday, April 4.
Overnight, Ukrainian units hit railway echelons carrying fuel and lubricants in the areas of Shchotove and Stanytsia Luhanska. The General Staff noted that the destruction of these logistics hubs significantly complicates the fuel supply chain for the Russian occupying army in the region.
Additionally, a recent strike on a drone storage site at the Kirovsky airfield in occupied Crimea has been confirmed. The attack resulted in the destruction of one “Inokhodets” UAV and caused damage to three other units of the high-value aircraft.
The “Inokhodets” (export name “Orion”) is a Russian medium-altitude, long-endurance (MALE) strike and reconnaissance drone. Designed for ground strikes and patrolling, the aircraft has an operational range of up to 250 kilometers (155 miles) and can carry a 200-kilogram payload of aviation munitions. Each complex is estimated to cost several million dollars.
Russian forces frequently utilize these drones for reconnaissance and to counter Ukrainian maritime drone operations in the Black Sea.
Earlier on Saturday, the SSecurity Service of Ukraine (SBU) and the Unmanned Systems Forces hit the Alchevsk Metallurgical Plant for the second time this month. The facility provides critical materials to Uralvagonzavod for the production of T-90M tanks and Msta-S howitzers.
Ukraine has also intensified its long-range campaign deep inside Russian territory. On the same night, drones targeted two chemical plants – TolyattiKauchuk and KuibyshevAzot – in the Samara region, following a significant strike on the Bashneft-Novoil refinery in Ufa on April 2.