Second Attack On Russia's Engels Air Base Kills 3

The second Ukrainian drone attack on Engels bomber base in south Russia has left three people dead, Moscow says, and other reports indicated that at least one Tu-95B bomber had been damaged, BBC News reported.

Photo Insert: A satellite image of Engels air base

Engels air base has no hangars for its nuclear-capable bombers, which was the reason why three bombers were destroyed in the Dec. 5 attack.

Air defenses reportedly shot down the drone but falling debris caused the casualties in the overnight attack. The base lies about 500km (310 miles) northeast of the border with Ukraine.

Russia said the Ukrainian drone flew at a low altitude at about 01:35 local time on Monday (22:35 GMT Sunday) and the drone debris injured three Russian servicemen who later died.

Earlier, social media users posted videos where what sound like blasts and air sirens can be heard at the Engels airfield, Ukrainska Pravda and Ukraine Daily also reported. The governor of Saratov region said there was "no threat to residents" of the town of Engels itself.

The Engels air base has been repeatedly used by Russia to carry out missile strikes on various targets in Ukraine since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24. A number of military experts in Ukraine and the West have described the reported strikes as embarrassing for the Russian military.

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