A ukrainian drone attack on an airbase for bombers in southern russia has left three people useless, moscow says.

 A ukrainian drone attack on an airbase for bombers in southern russia has left three people useless, moscow says.

Air defences shot down the drone close to the engels base, but falling debris fatally wounded three technical personnel, the defence ministry stated.

Earlier this month, russia accused ukraine of a similar attack at the airfield, home to bombers that have accomplished missile assaults on ukraine.

The base lies about 650km (400 miles) north-east of ukraine's border.

The ukrainian army has not formally admitted sporting out the modern-day attack, but air force spokesman yuriy ihnat stated the explosions have been the result of what russia became doing on ukrainian soil.

The modern incident will come as an embarrassment to russian government, coming so soon after the two 5 december attacks loads of kilometres from the the front line - both at the engels base and in the ryazan place.

Russia had additionally blamed falling debris for the deaths of three servicemen and what it described as light harm to two plane.

Social media early on monday posted motion pictures of blasts and air sirens in the area of engels airfield.

Russia's defence ministry then stated its air defences had shot down the drone flying at low altitude at approximately 01:35 on monday (22:35 gmt sunday).

Saratov governor roman busargin expressed his condolences to the guys's families and buddies, and stated there has been "truely no

Danger to residents" within the city of engels itself.

The ukrainian air pressure spokesman stated satellite tv for pc imagery of the airfield would quickly reveal the whole damage from monday's attack, adding that in advance blasts had broken aircraft at the bottom.

The engels air base has been again and again utilized by russia to carry out missile strikes on various goals in ukraine in view that moscow launched its complete-scale invasion on 24 february.

The kremlin has accused ukraine of attacking its territory earlier than, however the trendy incidents have taken location a ways deeper in russian territory.

After the five december assaults, there had been huge requires tightened protection around russian army installations and the
Trendy assault indicates that has now not came about.


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