At least three people were killed and several injured in explosions at two military airfields in the European part of Russia. “An unidentified drone attacked an airfield in the Saratov region,” Baza said today. Two people needed to be hospitalized.
Around the same time, according to local media reports, a gasoline truck detonated on the runway in the Ryazan region, south of Moscow, killing three people and injuring five.
Cause currently uncertain
Initially there was no information about the cause of the explosion in Ryazan. It is said that a plane was damaged there. According to the report, two machines were also damaged at Engels-2 Airport near Saratov.
The aircraft at Saratov would be T-95 strategic bombers. These bombers are used in Russian missile attacks on Ukraine. In recent weeks, these attacks have severely damaged Ukraine’s energy infrastructure.
In the past, Kyiv has admitted attacks on several air bases on the Crimean peninsula, annexed to Russia. It was initially unclear who was behind the recent explosions.