Special forces reportedly launched assault on Russian airfield about 400 miles from Ukrainian border

Ukrainian special forces claim to have damaged two fighter jets in a night-time raid on an airfield deep inside Russia as Kyiv sought to disrupt Vladimir Putin’s steady advances on the frontline.

A week after the spectacle of Operation Spiderweb, when drones struck the Kremlin’s nuclear-capable bombers, the general staff of the Ukrainian army claimed a fresh success.

Special operations forces were said to have launched an assault on the Savasleyka airfield, located in the Nizhny Novgorod region of Russia, about 400 miles from the Ukrainian border.

The airfield is used by Russia to deploy MiG-31K fighters carrying Kinzhal ballistic missiles which have been used against Ukrainian armed forces and its cities.