A series of apparent Ukrainian drone attacks in the heart of Russia could mark a new escalation in the fightback against Putin's war.
The blasts at sites hundreds of miles from the border between the two countries were the result of a Ukrainian drone attack, Russia's defense ministry said, potentially signaling a new ability by Kyiv to strike far from the front lines of the conflict.
Moscow has consistently denied targeting civilians, but while such strikes have become an increasingly common feature of the Kremlin’s war, blasts deep inside Russian territory are more unusual. “There’s information about a loud explosion and a flash in the early morning in Engels spreading on social networks and the media,” said Saratov Gov. Roman Busargin in aon Telegram. “There is no reason to worry. Not a single object of civil infrastructure was damaged,” he said.
“Engels airfield is one of the most important bases of Russian air forces,” said Ukrainian interior ministry adviser Anton Gerashchenko in a. “Two regiments of strategic bombers are stationed here which are part of Russia’s aerial nuclear deterrence tactics."
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