MForeign Defense: three soldiers were killed when Ukraine attempted to attack airfields in Russia, Ukrainian drones attacked airfields in the Ryazan and Saratov regions. Three servicemen were killed, four were injured, the Defense Ministry said
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Ukraine has attempted to launch drone strikes on the airfields of Diaghilev in the Ryazan region and Engels in the Saratov region, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. Three servicemen of the technical staff were killed, the report says.
“On the morning of December 5 this year, the Kiev regime, in order to disable Russian long-range aircraft, attempted to strike Soviet-made jet unmanned aerial vehicles at military airfields of Diaghilev in the Ryazan Region and Engels in the Saratov region,” the ministry said. department.
They indicated that Ukrainian drones were intercepted by air defense means. The wreckage of the fallen drones damaged the hull plating of two aircraft. “Three Russian servicemen of technical personnel who were at the airfield were fatally wounded,” the Defense Ministry said, without specifying at which airfield.
Four more servicemen were injured, they were taken to medical institutions and provided all the necessary assistance, the report says.
The incident in the Ministry of Defense was called “an attempt by the Kiev regime to disrupt the combat work of the Russian long-range aviation with a terrorist act.” They added that at 15:00 Moscow time, Russian forces inflicted a massive blow on the military command system and related facilities of the defense complex, communication centers, energy and military units of Ukraine.
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“The goal of the strike has been achieved. All designated 17 facilities were hit, the Ministry said, adding that this allowed to disrupt the transfer of reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, foreign weapons, military equipment and ammunition to combat areas.
On the morning of December 5, TASS and RIA Novosti, citing sources, reported that a fuel tanker caught fire at the airfield near Ryazan. Three people were killed and six injured, said the interlocutor of RIA Novosti, who also pointed out that the plane was damaged as a result of a fire and explosion of a fuel tanker.
Meanwhile, in the morning, the sounds of explosions and an outbreak in the area of the airbase in the Saratov region were reported by the Saratov 24 TV channel, citing eyewitnesses in Engels. Saratov Governor Roman Busargin noted that there were no emergencies in the residential areas of the city. At the same time, he added that information about incidents at military facilities is checked by law enforcement agencies.
Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov declined to comment on the reports of explosions. “It is better to contact the Ministry of Defense,” the Kremlin representative pointed out.
At the end of October, Ukrainian drones attacked ships of the Black Sea Fleet and civilian vessels in the bay of Sevastopol. All drones were destroyed, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. The Crimean authorities reported the absence of victims.
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