Ukrainian drones attacked the Engels air base deep inside Russian territory early on Wednesday, according to a Ukrainian intelligence source.
The drones were operated by Kyiv’s GUR military intelligence agency, the source told Reuters, adding that Ukraine was assessing the damage.
“The results are being verified,” the source said of the attack.
Roman Busargin, the governor of the Saratov region, where the base is located, appeared to partly corroborate the source’s comments, saying that Ukrainian drones had been downed near the city of Engels. However, he did not report any damage.
Engels is the main home of Russia’s long-range strategic bomber fleet and is located near the city of Saratov – about 730 km southeast of Moscow and hundreds of kilometres from the Ukrainian border.
Ukraine used drones to attack it in December, leaving three people dead, Moscow reported.
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