Russian bombers damaged in suspected Ukrainian drone strike on Engels-2 airbase
Daily MailA Russian airbase where a major attack was being prepared against Ukraine has been hit by a suspected drone attack that damaged two long-range bombers. An explosion struck the Engels-2 airbase near the Russian city of Saratov this morning, leaving two long-range bombers damaged Engels-2 and Ryazan are between 300 and 450 miles from the Ukraine border, beyond the range of Kyiv's missiles, meaning the attack is likely to have been carried out by a drone. The attack comes a week after satellite images revealed Russian bombers at the airport were being armed with cruise missiles for a likely attack on Ukraine's energy network Tu-95 bombers and Tu-160 aircraft were pictured next to long containers that experts said were likely to be ammunition crates for cruise missiles CCTV shows the moment of the explosion at the Engels-2 airbase, with Ukraine widely thought to be behind the attack It said the Ryazan attack was likely to have been carried out using a drone launched from inside Ukraine, but raised doubts about the Engels attack. Police vehicles are seen near the Engels-2 airbase on Monday as emergency crews respond to what is widely thought to have been a Ukrainian drone strike Resident Anatoly Silin said: 'Enough of this war.