Ukraine–Russia
Ukrainian Su-27 strikes two Russian D-30 howitzers in Donetsk direction
This version is a correction.
- Location
- Donetsk direction
- Actors
- Ukraine · Russia
- Importance
- Standard
Ukraine’s defence ministry said a Su-27 crew hit Russian positions on the Donetsk axis with GBU-39 bombs, destroying two D-30 122 mm howitzers, and released post-strike footage.
Verification: Probable
Evidence: Minus two Russian howitzers on the Donetsk direction
Official Ukrainian defence ministry social post with claimed post-strike footage; not independently corroborated.
- Minus two Russian howitzers on the Donetsk directionDefence of Ukraine · Social post · supports · Retrieved 18 Sept 2026, 15:41 UTC
Classification
Military · Airstrike · Manned · Atomic
Participants
- Ukraine · Initiator · Evidence: Minus two Russian howitzers on the Donetsk direction
- Russia · Target · Evidence: Minus two Russian howitzers on the Donetsk direction
Location methodology
Donetsk direction · within 80 km · Confidence: Estimated · Evidence: Minus two Russian howitzers on the Donetsk direction
Review and provenance
Revision 2 · First published 18 Sept 2026, 15:41 UTC · Current revision 18 Sept 2026, 17:12 UTC · Change: Correction