Ukraine has according to data from Moscow attacked two air bases in Russia with drones far inland. This was reported by the Reuters news agency in the evening. The Ministry of Defense in Moscow reported that three soldiers were killed. Four other people were injured and two planes were slightly damaged. The drones were flying at low altitude and were shot down by anti-aircraft guns.
The affected military airfields are hundreds of kilometers from the Ukrainian border, on one of which bombers from the nuclear forces are stationed. There have been no attacks by the Ukrainian military this far inland since the beginning of the war. The Ukrainian government initially did not comment directly on this.
On the one hand, it is about the Diagilevo base in the Ryazan region, 185 kilometers southeast of Moscow. According to the state news agency RIA, there were three fatalities in the explosion of a tanker truck.
In addition, be the Engels Air Force Base in the Saratov region, 730 kilometers south-east of the capital. This is one of two Russian strategic nuclear forces air bases.