Engels.

In the Saratov region, they reported explosions in Engels (about 700 km from Ukraine), where the base of strategic bombers is located. Local authorities claim that "there were no hits". Eyewitnesses claim that around 05:00 they heard the sounds of gunfire, then a powerful explosion rang out. Then the siren turned on.

It should be noted that this is the main base of bombers and the only base of Tu-160 strategic bombers in the Russian Federation. The 121st Guards Sevastopol and 184th Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiments, which are armed with Tu-160 and Tu-95MS strategic bombers, are stationed at the air base with the official name "Engels-2".

With the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, "Engels-2" became one of the Russian airfields used to launch missile strikes on the territory of Ukraine.

Ukrainian military-political leadership has explained that the destruction of the missile and bomb carriers themselves is an effective fight against Russian aerial terror, which the enemy has intensified recently.

Usually we await new satellite images to confirm damage to aircraft, unless russian sources admit something has been hit beforehand. Hopefully the results will be less attacks on Ukraine 🙏

🇺🇦@ukraine_report 🇺🇦🔱 Liz