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| Blasts reported at Russia's Engels air base |
| 2022-12-26 |
| [JPost] Just Bad Luckâ„¢ Air raid sirens were wailing and an explosion was heard, Russian news outlet Baza reported, citing local residents. Blasts were heard at Russia's Engels air base, hundreds of kilometers (miles) from the frontlines in Ukraine, Ukrainian and Russian media outlets reported early on Monday. There was no immediate official confirmation of the blasts and Reuters was not able to independently verify the reports. The RBC-Ukraine news agency reported that two explosions took place. The Russian news outlet Baza reported, citing local residents, that air raid sirens were wailing and an explosion was heard. PREVIOUS ATTACKS AGAINST RUSSIAN AND RUSSIAN-OCCUPIED TARGETS The air base, near the city of Saratov, about 730 km (450 miles) southeast of Moscow, was hit on Dec. 5 in what Russia said was Ukrainian drone attacks on two Russian air bases that day. Two weeks ago, Ukraine launched missiles at targets in the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol in southeastern Ukraine, killing two people and injuring 10 others, Reuters reported, citing reports by pro-Russian authorities. The report also cited Oleksiy Arestovych, an advisor to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, as saying that the city, a major transportation and industrial hub, is critical to the defense of southern Ukraine. GOVERNOR OF RUSSIA'S SARATOV REGION: INFORMATION ABOUT 'INCIDENT' AT ENGELS MILITARY BASE BEING CHECKED Russia's governor of Saratov region, home to the Engels air-base, said early on Monday that law enforcement agencies are checking information about "an incident at a military facility." "There were no emergencies in residential areas of the (Engels) city," Roman Busargin, the governor of the region, said on the Telegram messaging app. "Civil infrastructure facilities were not damaged." |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #7 FWIW: Russian Telegram account says Engels explosion blew up warehouse containing cruise missiles. The explosion was HUGE (comment #4 video). Explosion blew up several Tu-95s and damaged 6 Tu-160s. |
| Posted by: Thesing Gurly-Brown8929 2022-12-26 21:02 |
| #6 Chuck Pfarrer reports: ENGLES AIRFIELD DAMAGE: @YAmzallagh reports that RU telegram channels have admitted to 17 dead, 50 wounded and 5 Russian strategic bombers and other aircraft heavily damaged in Ukraine's 2nd attack on the base. The video shows the moment of the attack. |
| Posted by: Thesing Gurly-Brown8929 2022-12-26 16:36 |
| #5 Engels airbase attacked again? 4 hours ago - Air raid alert is sounding again in Engels of Saratov region |
| Posted by: Thesing Gurly-Brown8929 2022-12-26 16:25 |
| #4 Russians claim the drone was intercepted. By the ground. |
| Posted by: Thesing Gurly-Brown8929 2022-12-26 16:18 |
| #3 Yet again. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2022-12-26 10:32 |
| #2 Ukraine war: Drone attack on Russian bomber base leaves three dead |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2022-12-26 05:18 |