Moment Ukraine drone attack hits Russian airbase

Ukrainian drones operated by the GUR military intelligence agency attacked the Engels air base deep inside Russian territory early on Wednesday and Kyiv was assessing the damage, a Ukrainian intelligence source told Reuters.

The governor of the Saratov region, where the base is located, said Ukrainian drones had been downed near the city of Engels but did not report any damage.

"The results are being verified," the Ukrainian source said of the attack.

The base is the main home of Russia's long-range strategic bomber fleet and is located near the city of Saratov - about 730 km (450 miles) southeast of Moscow and hundreds of kilometres from the Ukrainian border.

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