Incidents

"Airbout worked on UFOs": near the aerodrome in Engels explosions (photos)

This air base is usually based on Tu-160 strategic bombers. According to the governor of the Saratov region Roman Bussargin, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation destroyed the "unknown object". In the city of Engels of Saratov region, where the Russian military airfield is located, on the day on December 29 the air defense systems worked. The governor of the region Roman Bussargin reported on Telegram. "The unknown object has been destroyed. Official services are sent to the place.

There is no threat to the safety of residents," he informed. Bussargin added that there is no need to evacuate Engels so far. Whether there were losses at the aerodrome is not known. Local residents heard the sounds of explosions in the airfield. Operational services were left for the scene to check, the governor of the region reported in the press service. "To hear air anxiety. Probably worked out air defense systems," the Mash Telegram channel writes.

Engels Air Base is the only place where Tu-160 strategic bombers are based. In December, this is the third attack on a military airfield in Engels. It is known that in the morning on December 5, strong explosions were heard in the airfield area. Later it became known about the blow to the airfield "Diagilevo" in the Ryazan region. The Ministry of Defense of Russia stated that a blow to military airfields had made jet drones, from explosions 4 soldiers were injured.