Russia and Ukraine: 3 killed in drone attack on Russian bomber base

Ukrainian army Not responsible of attackBut Yuri Ihnat, a spokesman for that country’s air force, pointed out that the explosions were the result of what Russia was doing on Ukrainian territory.

Satellite images of the airport will soon reveal the full extent of the damage from Monday’s attack, Ihnat said.

Roman Busargin, the Russian governor of Saratov, offered his condolences to the families and friends of the dead, saying there was “absolutely no threat to residents” in the city of Engels.

Hours after the attack, Russia’s FSB security service announced it had killed a four-member “subversive group” that tried to enter the Bryansk border region from Ukraine, armed with German-made improvised explosive devices and submachine guns.

The FSB released a video of what it said was the “extermination” of the group, although there was no independent confirmation of this fact.

This new drone strike inside Russia follows two on Dec. 5, hundreds of kilometers from the front lines, at the Engels base and in the Ryazan region.

At the time, the Kremlin said debris had fallen, killing three servicemen and slightly damaging two planes.

The Kremlin has accused Ukraine of attacking its border, but recent incidents have taken place further inside Russian territory.

After the December attacks, there were widespread calls to tighten security around Russian military installations, and the latest attack suggests that hasn’t happened.

On Monday, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry demanded Russia’s withdrawal as one of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and called for its “total” withdrawal from the UN.

There is currently no clear mechanism for replacing a permanent member of the Security Council.

However, Ukraine argues that Russia illegally took the Soviet Union’s seat on the Security Council when the Soviet Union dissolved in 1991. It also accuses Moscow of abusing the veto power granted to each council member.

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