Ukraine Strikes Second Russian MiG-29 in 24 Hours; Radar Systems Hit Across Rostov Oblast
The radar kills matter more than the aircraft. If Ukraine has closed the gap on four Kasta-2E, Nebo-SV, and ST-68 sets in one night, the next wave of deeper strikes into Russia proper faces 15-20% less early warning — that shifts the calculus for ATACMS or Storm Shadow penetration.
Fuel-plant strikes are slower to show effect (propellant production is stockpiled), but Kamensky Combine is not replaceable in weeks; Russia will have to stretch existing reserves or pull from other production lines. The shadow-fleet losses (tanker and bulk carrier) are unconfirmed and secondary, but if real, they signal Ukraine is now running anti-shipping operations at range, not just defending the corridor.
Ukraine is systematically dismantling the radar tier that protects Russia's rear — four systems down in one night across a 300-kilometer belt means the air-defense architecture has gaps that won't close fast.
Millerovo is a major fighter-staging base; two confirmed kills (MiG-29 on August 24, plus a MiG-29 and Su-30SM on August 23) in 48 hours suggest either aircraft are being concentrated there for operations or dispersal discipline has collapsed. The strike on Kamensky Combine, a solid-rocket-fuel plant, targets the propellant supply for Russia's Iskander and Kalibr production — hit the fuel, you hit the missile cadence. Watch whether Russia relocates the remaining fighters or accepts continued attrition at Millerovo.
How many operational fighters remain at Millerovo after the August 24 strike? Are the two aircraft destroyed in 48 hours from a single squadron or spread across multiple units?
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