The governor of Russia’s Kursk region said on Tuesday that a drone strike caused a fire at an airfield in the province bordering Ukraine.
The fire comes a day after local Russian authorities accused Kiev of unmanned drone attacks on two Russian air force bases.
“Following the drone strike, a fuel tank at the Kursk airfield was hit. The flames have been brought under control. All emergency services are on the scene,” Romam Statovoy, governor of the Russian region, said in a message released by Telegram. .
The Ukrainian authorities have not confirmed any responsibility for the attacks, which, if confirmed, are unprecedented operations in the context of the war that has been going on since February.
The Defense Ministry has not identified responsibility for the drone strikes, although unofficial Russian sources blame Ukrainian forces for launching the drones.
Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry said two Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russian territory.
The attacks against the airfields on Monday left, according to local authorities, three dead and four wounded.
Attacks on Monday hit the Engels base, Russia’s Saratov region and the Dyagilevo military unit, in the Rayzan region where strategic devices used in the campaign against Ukraine are located.
At the Engels base, located 600 kilometers east of the Ukrainian border, there are Tu-95 and Tu-160 nuclear bombers that have been used in attacks against Ukrainian territory.
The Dyagilevo base, where the refueling planes are located, is located about 500 kilometers northeast of the Ukrainian border.
Source: TSF
