Occupants are preparing Donetsk airport as a base for Shaheda attacks – ISW
4 August 07:15
The Russian army is planning to expand the use of the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, in particular the Donetsk airport area, for drone attacks.
This was reported by "Komersant Ukrainian" with reference to the Institute for the Study of War.
According to the ISW, placing launch sites for the Shaheda closer to the front line will reduce the response time of Ukrainian air defense. According to analysts, further Russian seizures of territory will pose an increasing threat to both Ukraine and NATO member states.
As a reminder, the day before, the CyberBoroshno OSINT group presented satellite images of the airport in the north of occupied Donetsk from July 2025. The images show that the invaders have partially cleared the runway of the Donetsk airport from fortifications and started construction work.
Satellite images show that the Russians are building closed warehouses near the destroyed airport terminal. They may also be preparing manual drone control points, warhead unloading areas, airspace observation points and a runway.
