Three Russian soldiers were “fatally wounded” in these attacks, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement.
The announcement comes straight from Moscow. Two Russian air bases in the center of the country were attacked by Ukrainian drones on Monday, killing three, Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement.
On Monday morning, “the Kiev regime (…) tried to carry out attacks with Soviet drones on the Diaguilevo airbase in the Ryazan region and Enguels in the Saratov region,” the press release said. According to the same source, three Russian soldiers were “mortally wounded” in these attacks.
Three soldiers fatally injured
The ministry accuses the Ukrainian armed forces of “putting out of service the Russian long-haul aircraft” used in the strikes that have targeted numerous energy infrastructures on Ukrainian territory in recent weeks.
When these “jet drones” were intercepted by Russian air defense systems, their debris fell on the territory of the attacked air bases, causing explosions and “slightly” damaging two planes, according to the press release.
Three Russian soldiers were “fatally wounded” in these attacks and four others were hospitalized, according to the same source.
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Despite these attacks, around 1200 GMT on Monday, “a massive strike with high-precision weapons” targeted Ukrainian military sites and energy infrastructure linked to Ukrainian forces, the statement said, adding that a total of 17 targets were hit.
Several Russian media outlets throughout the day, citing local officials in particular, reported that two air bases in central Russia, one used for strategic aviation and conducting strikes against Ukraine, were rocked by explosions on Monday.
Speculation on Russian social media immediately suggested that Ukraine could be behind the blasts, despite both locations being hundreds of kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
Vladimir Putin was informed about these incidents, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said earlier in the day. “The President regularly receives information from the relevant services about everything that is happening,” he told the press without further details. Kyiv has not yet taken responsibility for any of the explosions.