The Ukrainian army struck the second for today and the third for December a blow to the strategic airfield of Russia in Engels, Ukrainian telegram channels write.
On the night of December 26, reports appeared about the explosion (or several explosions) near the airfield in the city of Engels of the Saratov region. In Engels there is an air base of the Russian Air Force, where, according to open data, strategic bombers of long-range aviation Tu-160 and Tu-95ms are based. On Monday morning, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported that the Ukrainian drone was shot down over the airfield. The agency also reported the death of three military personnel “as a result of the fall of debris.”
On December 5, the Russian Ministry of Defense reported explosions at two Russian military airfields. The airfields were attacked by drones, as a result of which three military personnel died.