Ukrainian drone shot down while approaching Engels air base 730km southeast of Moscow
Three military personnel were killed by debris from a Ukrainian drone that crashed into a military base in Russia’s Saratov region, Russian news agencies reported, citing the country’s defense ministry.
“On December 26 at around 01:35 Moscow time, a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down at low altitude while approaching the Engels military airbase in the Saratov region,” the Russian Defense Ministry said.
BREAKING:
Ukraine struck the Engels Military Air Base deep inside Russia tonight with a modified suicide drone.
A Tu-95MS heavy bomber is said to have been completely destroyed in the attack.
Congratulations Ukraine! pic.twitter.com/U31Zqz2XPQ
— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) December 26, 2022
“As a result of falling debris from the unmanned aerial vehicle, three Russian conscripts of the technical staff at the airbase were fatally injured.”
🚨 Engels Air Force base in #Saratovdeep inside #Russia700 miles from #Kyiv has been struck again. The base is home to many strategic bombers used to bomb #Ukraine, including Tu-95 & Tu-160. In early December, Ukrainian drones successfully attacked this same base. pic.twitter.com/Anq2EEpQ6P
— Igor Sushko (@igorushko) December 26, 2022
The ministry added that no aviation equipment was damaged.
According to preliminary information, 3 people were killed in the explosion in Engels. Four more are hospitalized – Russian media.
🔥 After the explosion, the area of ​​the fire was 120 square meters. #Engels #UkraineRussiaWar pic.twitter.com/56qOSaptAz
— VOL 2.0 (@cagamania) December 26, 2022
The Engels base is located approximately 730 kilometers southeast of Moscow. It is one of two Russian strategic bomber bases, the other being in the Russian Far East.
The Ukrainian website RBC is broadcasting two videos it claims show the moment air raid sirens sound and shortly afterwards a loud explosion can be seen.
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