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| Ukraine war: Russian military airfields hit by explosions | Ukraine war: Russian military airfields hit by explosions |
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| Russian air defences intercepted Ukrainian drones over two military airfields in Russia, hundreds of kilometres from the border between the two countries, Russia said on Monday. | Russian air defences intercepted Ukrainian drones over two military airfields in Russia, hundreds of kilometres from the border between the two countries, Russia said on Monday. |
| Falling debris from the unmanned vehicles lightly damaged two aircraft, a defence ministry statement said. | Falling debris from the unmanned vehicles lightly damaged two aircraft, a defence ministry statement said. |
| Three Russian servicemen were killed and four injured in the incidents in the Ryazan and Saratov regions. | Three Russian servicemen were killed and four injured in the incidents in the Ryazan and Saratov regions. |
| Long-range strategic bombers are believed to be based at the airfields. | Long-range strategic bombers are believed to be based at the airfields. |
| Earlier, large explosions were reported at the Engels airbase in Saratov and the Dyagilevo airbase in Ryazan, but there had been no official comment on their cause. | Earlier, large explosions were reported at the Engels airbase in Saratov and the Dyagilevo airbase in Ryazan, but there had been no official comment on their cause. |
| Hours later, Russia launched a wave of missiles at targets around Ukraine, although Kyiv says it shot most of them down. | Hours later, Russia launched a wave of missiles at targets around Ukraine, although Kyiv says it shot most of them down. |
| Ukraine has not officially commented. However, presidential adviser Mykhaylo Podolyak appeared to refer to the reported incidents in a tweet, writing: "If something is launched into [an]other country's airspace, sooner or later unknown flying objects will return to departure point." | Ukraine has not officially commented. However, presidential adviser Mykhaylo Podolyak appeared to refer to the reported incidents in a tweet, writing: "If something is launched into [an]other country's airspace, sooner or later unknown flying objects will return to departure point." |
| Moscow has accused Ukraine of attacking its territory before, but these alleged attacks are deeper into Russia than previous ones. Ukrainian strikes this far into Russia will embarrass the Kremlin, says the BBC's Russia editor, Steve Rosenberg. | |
| Satellite images taken from Sunday appeared to show a large fleet of Russian heavy bombers at the Engels airbase. | Satellite images taken from Sunday appeared to show a large fleet of Russian heavy bombers at the Engels airbase. |
| They show what appeared to be type Tu-160 and Tu-95 strategic bombers, which are capable of firing cruise missiles - one of the weapons used in strikes on Ukraine. | They show what appeared to be type Tu-160 and Tu-95 strategic bombers, which are capable of firing cruise missiles - one of the weapons used in strikes on Ukraine. |
| Other satellite images released last week appeared to show increased military aircraft activity at the same airbase. | Other satellite images released last week appeared to show increased military aircraft activity at the same airbase. |
| Russian President Vladimir Putin has been informed of the two reported incidents, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. | Russian President Vladimir Putin has been informed of the two reported incidents, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. |
| Satellite imagery appears to show Russian bombers at the Engels airbase | Satellite imagery appears to show Russian bombers at the Engels airbase |