Dyagilevo and Engels air bases attacks

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The Dyagilevo and Engels air bases attacks were attacks on Russian air bases on two dates in December, 2022, by UAVs allegedly launched by Ukrainian forces in response to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.. Both Engels Air Base in Saratov Oblast and Dyagilevo Air Base in Ryazan Oblast were attacked on December 5, 2022, [1] followed by a further attack against Engels Air Base on December 26, 2022. [2] Whilst the Russian Defense Ministry acknowledged these attacks and reported some casualties, Ukraine officials did not confirm it was responsible.

Course of events

On the morning of December 5, 2022, the residents of the city of Engels reported hearing explosions.[ citation needed ] At 9 A.M, the governor of the Saratov region said that there were no casualties, and no civilian objects were damaged.[ citation needed ] Later, two Tu-95 aircraft were seriously damaged. [3] That same morning, an attack on the Diaghilev air base was reported. [4] A Tu-22M3 was damaged and a fuel tanker exploded, 3 people were killed and 6 people were injured. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "December 5, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news". CNN. December 6, 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  2. ↑ "Russian Defense Ministry confirms explosion at airfield in Engels, three soldiers killed". Interfax-Ukraine. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Міноборони рф визнало удари по своїх військових аеродромах. Звинувачує Україну". hromadske.ua (in Ukrainian). 2022-12-05. Retrieved 2023-01-06.
  4. 1 2 "Вибухи на російському аеродромі "Дягілєво": з'явився супутниковий знімок наслідків". РБК-Украина (in Ukrainian). Retrieved 2023-01-06.
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