According to Moscow, three persons were killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on the Engels bomber base in southern Russia.
According to reports, air defenses fired down the drone, but the victims of the midnight attack were caused by falling debris.
The airbase, which houses strategic bombers, was the target of a similar strike, according to Russia, on December 5. The base is located roughly 500 kilometers (310 miles) northeast of the Ukrainian border.
The military of Ukraine has not formally responded to the attacks.
The Ukrainian drone was shot down by Russian air defenses, according to the Russian defense ministry, at around 01:35 local time on Monday (22:35 GMT Sunday).
It continues that drone debris injuries claimed the lives of three Russian service members.
Social media users earlier shared videos of what appeared to be blasts and air sirens at the Engels airstrip.
There was “no threat to citizens” of the town of Engels itself, according to the governor of the Saratov district.
Three servicemen were also killed by drone debris in the previous reported attack on the airfield and another air facility in the Ryazan region on December 5, Moscow claimed at the time. Two airplanes suffered minor damage.
The purported attacks received no response from the Ukrainian military.
Since Moscow began its full-scale invasion on February 24, the Russian military has frequently launched missile attacks on numerous targets in Ukraine from the Engels air base.
The Kremlin has previously accused Ukraine of striking Russian territory, but the purported attacks in December are allegedly more invasive.
The purported strikes, according to a number of military analysts in the West and Ukraine, were embarrassing for the Russian military.
