29 October 2026
The Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck a Russian dronebase, a radar station, and a drone storage facility near the settlement of Navlya in the Bryansk region, Russia, on October 28 and during the night of October 29.
The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the strikes.
The drone base is part of the military infrastructure used to prepare and launch drones against Ukraine.
The strikes also hit a storage facility for Geran strike drones and a fuel and lubricants depot belonging to Russian forces within the site.
Location of the Russian drone base near the settlement of Navlya in the Bryansk region, Russia. Map: Militarnyi
Strikes on such facilities significantly reduce Russia’s capability to attack Ukrainian cities and civilian infrastructure.
In addition, the Ukraine’s Defense Forces struck two Russian radar stations in the areas of Starodub and the village of Medvedovo in the Bryansk region.
The launch site for Shahed/Gerbera drones in the settlement of Navlya, the Bryansk region, Russia. December 2025. Source:@t.me/StrategicaviationT
On August 1, the Ukraine’s Defense Forces had already struck this drone base. At the time, a fire at the facility was confirmed by data from NASA’s FIRMS satellite-based fire monitoring system.