> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.battlepolicy.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Ukraine's Navy Says Neptune Hit Six Su-34M Bombers at Borisoglebsk - URL: https://www.battlepolicy.com/ukraines-navy-says-neptune-hit-six-su-34m-bombers-at-borisoglebsk/ - Published: 2026-10-15T18:56:33.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-15T18:56:42.000Z - Description: Six bombers hit in one night would exceed every Su-34 delivery Russia has publicly announced this year, by Defense Express's count. - Author: Marcus Schuler - Tags: Ukraine, Russia, Air, #daily-brief *Six bombers hit in one night would exceed every Su-34 delivery Russia has publicly announced this year, by Defense Express's count.* A Neptune missile strike hit six Su-34M bombers at Borisoglebsk airfield in Russia's Voronezh Oblast overnight on Oct. 14-15, [Ukraine's Navy](https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-hits-6-russian-su-34-bomber-jets-with-neptune-missile-military-says/?ref=battlepolicy.com) said. The statement also listed destroyed aviation support equipment, secondary detonations and a fire. Ukraine's General Staff said all six aircraft were damaged to varying degrees. Reuters could not independently verify the account. Frequently Asked Questions What did Ukraine say it hit at Borisoglebsk? Ukraine's Navy said a Neptune strike on the night of Oct. 14-15 hit six Su-34M bombers and destroyed aviation support equipment at the airfield in Russia's Voronezh Oblast. Has the damage been confirmed? Partly. Ukraine's General Staff said all six aircraft were damaged to varying degrees, and OSINT group AviVector assessed from satellite imagery that at least four were likely destroyed. Reuters could not independently verify the account. What is the Neptune missile? A Ukrainian cruise missile from Kyiv's Luch design bureau that sank the cruiser Moskva in 2022\. Its land-attack R-360 variant carries a 350-kilogram warhead to 400 kilometers, per Defence24. Why do Su-34s matter to the war? The Navy calls them one of Russia's key aircraft for glide-bomb strikes on Ukrainian positions and frontline towns. Those bombs reach 80 to 90 kilometers from release. How fast can Russia replace them? Defense Express estimates only four to five new Su-34s have been delivered in 2026, fewer than the six Ukraine says it hit. AI-generated summary, reviewed by an editor. [More on our AI guidelines](https://www.battlepolicy.com/ai-guidelines/). Read next — from the Lexicon - [Palantin](https://www.battlepolicy.com/palantin/) - [Orlan-30](https://www.battlepolicy.com/orlan-30/) - [Kh-38](https://www.battlepolicy.com/kh-38/) Below this point 6 more sections. Satellite imagery points to at least four losses. OSINT group [AviVector](https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/satellite-images-reveal-whats-left-of-russian-su-34s-after-ukraines-neptune-strike-23465?ref=battlepolicy.com) assessed that no fewer than four Su-34s were likely destroyed. Imagery from Oct. 13, published by OSINT channels, showed six Su-34s parked in the area later struck. Neptune, built by Kyiv's Luch design bureau, entered the war as an anti-ship missile and sank the cruiser Moskva in April 2022\. Its land-attack R-360 variant carries a 350-kilogram warhead to 400 kilometers from a four-round launcher on a Tatra 8x8 truck, per Defence24\. Borisoglebsk sits about 370 kilometers from the front line. Voronezh Governor Alexander Gusev declared a missile alert shortly before 10 p.m. on Oct. 14\. The next morning he claimed 33 drones and several jet-powered aerial targets downed overnight, without mentioning the airfield. Ukrainian drones had struck the same base on July 8, and satellite imagery later showed its fuel and lubricants depot destroyed, Ukrainian outlet Militarnyi reported. Su-34Ms are among Russia's key aircraft for guided-bomb strikes on Ukrainian positions and frontline towns, the Navy noted. Glide bombs fitted with UMPK kits reach 80 to 90 kilometers from release, which lets the jets fire from outside the range of some Ukrainian air defenses. [Defense Express](https://united24media.com/war-in-ukraine/one-night-six-su-34s-hit-more-than-russias-entire-known-2026-supply-23466?ref=battlepolicy.com) estimated from public announcements that only four to five new Su-34s have reached Russia's air force in 2026\. Russia announced about 18 across seven deliveries in 2025\. Six aircraft hit in one night would exceed every known delivery this year, by the analysts' count. The Navy has not said how many of the six were destroyed rather than damaged, and its assessment of the strike is still under way.