Moscow says it foiled Ukraine drone attack on bomber base
The Hindu
On December 5, Moscow said Ukrainian drones had caused explosions at the Engels airfield and another base in the Ryazan region
Russian air defence troops downed a Ukrainian drone as it approached an air base in southern Russia and three people died after being struck by debris, Russian news agencies said Monday.
It was the second attack on the Engels base this month. Engels, in the southern Saratov region, lies more than 600 kilometres (370 miles) from Ukraine.
"On December 26, at around 01:35 Moscow time (22:35 GMT), a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down at low altitude while approaching the Engels military airfield in the Saratov region," the TASS news agency reported, quoting the defence ministry.
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"As a result of the fall of the wreckage of the drone, three Russian technical servicemen who were at the airfield were fatally injured."
The defence ministry said no planes were damaged.
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