Ukrainian forces struck a Russian MiG-29 fighter jet and a Pantsir-S1 air defense system at the Khalino military airfield in Russia‘s Kursk region, Ukraine’s General Staff announced Tuesday. According to the military, the strike was carried out by the 15th Separate Artillery Reconnaissance Brigade “Chorny Forest.”JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Khalino is a dual-use airfield located about 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) east of central Kursk. It hosts the Kursk-Vostok International Airport, which has been closed since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, as well as a Russian military airbase. “A MiG-29 fighter jet and a Pantsir-S1 anti-aircraft missile and gun system were hit,” the General Staff said. The military estimated the value of the destroyed equipment at roughly $45 million, with the MiG-29 worth about $25 million and the Pantsir-S1 approximately $20 million. The General Staff described the operation as successful but did not specify whether the aircraft and air defense system were destroyed or only damaged. The military also released nearly one minute of drone footage showing the strike. Kyiv Post was unable to independently verify the video’s time or location. The footage appears to show Ukrainian strike drones targeting Russian military equipment at the airfield, while a reconnaissance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) records the operation from above.