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Long-range drones struck the Akhtubinsk military airfield in Russia's Astrakhan region overnight into 15 November 2026, causing at least 30 explosions and a blaze. Exilenova+ reported apparent secondary ammunition detonations at aircraft aprons and depots, and Astrakhan Governor Igor Babushkin said 31 drones were downed over the region. Ukraine's General Staff said the strike caused a secondary detonation at a missile kit depot and hit a mobile PRV-13 height-finding radar, and that the airfield, which houses Russia's 929th State Flight Test Center and Su-34 bombers, was struck along with the Tsymbulova drone launch site in Oryol Oblast. The reports did not give casualty or damage figures.