3 killed from falling drone wreckage at Russian military base in Saratov: Defence Ministry
A satellite image of Engels airbase in Saratov, Russia.
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PUBLISHED ONDecember 27, 2022 1:59 AM
Three military personnel were killed as a result of wreckage from a Ukrainian drone falling on a military base in Russia's Saratov region, Russian agencies reported citing the country's defence ministry.
"On Dec 26, at about 1.35am Moscow time, a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down at low altitude while approaching the Engels military airfield in the Saratov region," the Russian Defence Ministry said.
"As a result of the fall of the wreckage of the drone, three Russian servicemen of the technical staff who were at the airfield were fatally wounded."
The ministry added that aviation equipment was not damaged.
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