 Drone attack on Saltsy airfield launched from Russian soil. British intelligence analysts presumed that the latest UAV attack on the Saltsy airfield in Russia, where at least one TU-22M3 strategic bomber was destroyed as a result could have been carried out from the territory of the Russian Federation. As noted, on August 19, a long-range Russian TU-22M3 bomber was most likely destroyed at the Saltsy military airfield in Novgorod region 650km from the border with Ukraine. Russia's Ministry of Defense claims that the airfield was attacked by an unmanned aerial vehicle of the quadcopter type. If true, this adds weight to the assessment that some UAV attacks against Russian military targets are being launched from inside Russian territory. Copter UAVs are unlikely to have the range to reach Saltsy-2 from outside Russia. British intelligence believes it is emphasized that Russia has frequently used TU-22M3 backfire bombers to launch the notoriously inaccurate KH-22 AS-4 kitchen heavy anti-ship missiles against Ukraine. Early in the war, they also carried out intense bombardment of Maria Paul using unguided bombs. This is at least the third successful attack on long-range airfields, again raising questions about Russia's ability to protect strategic locations deep inside the country. British intelligence concluded in its summary.