At least three dead in a Ukrainian drone attack on an airbase in southern Russia

Dec. 26 () –

At least three people have died in the early hours of this Monday in an attack by a Ukrainian drone against the Russian airbase of Engels, in southern Russia.

Russian authorities have reported that air defenses have shot down a drone that was approaching the airbase. However, the debris of the aircraft have killed three soldiers.

“On December 26, at around 01:35 Moscow time, a Ukrainian UAV was shot down at low altitude while approaching the Engels military airfield in the Saratov region,” the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement. a statement picked up by the TASS news agency.

“As a result of the fall of the remains of the drone, three Russian military technical personnel who were at the airfield were fatally injured. The aviation equipment was not damaged,” the ministerial portfolio added.