Ukrainian Drone Attack On Airbase Deep Inside Russian Territory Kills 3 Soldiers

• Ukrainian Drone Attack On Airbase Deep Inside Russian Territory Kills 3 Soldiers
  by Tyler Durden, https://www.zerohedge.com/
  A fresh Ukrainian attack deep inside Russian territory has left three dead, Russian news agencies are reporting Monday, which further describe that an enemy drone was intercepted before debris came down on bystanders below.
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  The Ukrainian drone was inbound over a military base in southern Russia identified as Engels airbase in the Saratov region, which is located more than 600km from the Ukrainian border. “On December 26, at around 01:35 Moscow time, a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down at low altitude while approaching the Engels military airfield in the Saratov region,” the Russian defense ministry said in a statement.
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  “As a result of the drone’s wreckage falling, three Russian technicians who were at the airfield were fatally injured,” the statement added, as quoted in TASS. The ministry said that no aircraft were damaged in the attack, with Saratov governor Roman Busargin telling local residents there is “absolutely no threat” at this time.
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  Given the drone attack from Ukraine set off some degree of panic, Busargin additionally warned the public that “All stories about the evacuation from the city are blatant lies, created far from the borders of our country.”
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  The incident marks a rare moment in which three Russian military personnel were killed while at a base far away from the front lines of conflict in neighboring Ukraine. Engels is also known to host advanced hypersonic and nuclear-capable bombers.
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  Currently there’s speculation that the drone may have directly impacted the base, and that Russian authorities are advancing the narrative that it was intercepted by anti-air defenses in order to deny the Ukrainians a ‘successful’ military operation, and for Kremlin leadership to save face. Related to the speculation and rumors, the Saratov governor had additionally warned against residents spreading “fake information.”
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