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Engels air base in Saratov region of Russia was attacked. At that time, when a Ukrainian drone was shot down, its debris fell and three people died.

The incident happened early on Monday (December 26). Confirming the attack, the Ministry of Defense of Russia said that this is the second attack on Engels Air Base this month. Reuters news.

“The Ukrainian unmanned drone was shot down while approaching the Engels military air base in the Saratov region,” the Russian Defense Ministry said. Three technical staff at the airfield were killed by falling debris from the drone.

Engels Air Base is located near Saratov, Russia. The base is located about 730 km (450 mi) southeast of Moscow and several hundred kilometers from the battlefields of Ukraine. Earlier, on December 5, an attack took place on the same base. At that time, Russia said that two Russian air bases were attacked by Ukrainian drones.