The city of Engels, home to an important air base, lies around 300 miles from the Ukrainian border, deep into Russian territory.
Drones attacked a southwestern Russian city, home of one of Russia's strategic bomber bases overnight, according to Russian authorities.An unspecified number of drones were destroyed over the city of Engels, regional governor Roman Busargin said in a post to the Telegram messaging app on Wednesday. The Russian official did not offer any information on how many uncrewed vehicles were shot down, nor precise details on the target of the drones.
The Engels-2 airbase houses Russian Tu-95 and Tu-160 strategic bombers, which have repeatedly launched missile strikes on Ukraine throughout the more than two years of war. The bombers are part of Russia's long-range aviation forces, capable of carrying out nuclear and conventional long-range strikes.Engels-2 sits around 300 miles from the Ukrainian border, deep into Russian territory. Kyiv has previously targeted the base with drones.
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