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A drone crashed onto a runway in Saratov Oblast, damaging two Tupolev Tu-95 bomber jets and injuring servicemen.

Engels, Saratov Oblast
Likely Reported by 3 independent sources
Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent Censor.NET

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Engels airfield (location) Tupolev Tu-95 (weapon_system) strategic bombers (weapon_system) Engels Airbase (location) Dyagilevo airbase (location) Russian Ministry of Defence (organization) Ukraine (organization) Tu-22M (weapon_system) Dyagilyaevo Airfield (location) Russian Ministry of Defense (organization) Engels-2 airfield (location) Dyagilevo airfield (location) Tu-95 (weapon_system) Tu-22M3 (weapon_system) Tu-22M3 strategic bomber (weapon_system) Tu-95MS Bear-H bomber (weapon_system) Engils airfield (location) Engels-2 airbase (location) Ryazan Oblast (location) Tu-141 (weapon_system) Engels-1 military air base (location) Ukraine's Air Force (organization) Ukrainian military (organization) Engels air base (location) Tu-95 strategic bomber (weapon_system) Engels-2 military airfield (location) Engels-1 airfield (location) Tu-22M3 aircraft (weapon_system) Ryazan Region (location) Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine (organization) Dyagilevo Air Base (location) Russian Aerospace Forces (military_unit)

Source Reports

Ukrainska Pravda →

A drone fell on a runway in Saratov Oblast, damaging two Tupolev Tu-95 bomber jets and injuring servicemen.

Kyiv Independent →

Drone strikes against the Engels-2 and Dyagilevo airbases in Saratov and Ryazan oblasts led to the damage of one Tu-22M3 and two Tu-95 bombers

Censor.NET →

At least ten strategic bombers disappeared from Russian airbase Dyagilevo after an attack on December 5 that damaged a Tu-22M aircraft.

Censor.NET →

Explosions occurred at Russian military airfields in the Saratov region and near Ryazan on December 5, leading to aircraft damage.

Censor.NET →

ISW analysts stated that Ukraine attacked the airports with drones, potentially disrupting Russian plans to strike Ukrainian infrastructure.

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