Ukrainian drones attack city where Russian strategic bomber fleet is based, local governor says
Ukrainian drones attacked the Russian cities of Saratov and Engels, with damage reported to an industrial enterprise, according to the regional governor. It remains unclear if the Engels air base, home to Russia's strategic bombers, was struck.
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- Published Date: 11:12 | 08 January 2025
- Modified Date: 11:14 | 08 January 2025
Ukrainian drones attacked the Russian cities of Saratov and Engels, where Russia has an air base for its fleet of strategic bomber planes, the regional governor said on Wednesday.
Governor Roman Busargin said the two cities had been subject to a mass drone attack and there was damage to an industrial enterprise. He did not say if the air base at Engels had been hit.
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