The Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) reported that on the night of September 17, long-range drones attacked the "Rostov-Central" military airport in Rostov-on-Don. According to the department, drones shot down one An-12 military transport plane, two An-26 and three helicopters. "A fire broke out in the aircraft parking lot, which was followed by explosions," the National Security Service noted. Astra reported earlier about the fire that broke out at the military airport after the drone attack. After the attack, power supply problems also occurred in four regions of Rostov-on-Don. Before that, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported about the strikes in the direction of the Rostov military airport less than two weeks ago, on September 6. At that time, according to the Ukrainian military, a fire also broke out in the area of ​​the object, but what exactly was hit was not reported. Moreover, the armed forces of Ukraine claimed that they destroyed the "Podlyot" radar station and two "Pantsir-S1" anti-aircraft missile complexes in Rostov. The Ukrainian military did not provide any photos or videos confirming this. On September 2, the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported the destruction of a MiG-29 fighter jet near Millerovo airport in Rostov region and a Ka-27 helicopter near Yeisk airport in Krasnodar region. At the end of August, the National Security Service reported about the attack on the Russian Tu-95MS strategic bomber at the Engels air base in Saratov region. Ukrainian monitoring channels Exilenova+ and AviVector published a satellite photo of the airport, which showed a plane with a badly damaged right wing. As a result of the attack on the same military airport on July 16, one of the strategic bombers was left without its tail. At that time, the National Security Service stated that the plane was shot down by drones. It should be noted that Engels is located about 800 km from the Russian-Ukrainian border. The President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, emphasized that the Ukrainian army attacks the Russian warplanes that regularly bomb Ukrainian cities. "Every day we respond to aggression. Russia should choose peace," he wrote on social networks after the latest attack.