The strike on the Engels airfield in the Saratov region on the night of March 20 was carried out by units of the SBU and the SSO in cooperation with other parts of the Defense Forces.
This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
The impact caused a fire in the area of the airfield. Explosions and secondary detonation of ammunition were recorded.
" This military facility is used by the occupiers' aviation, in particular, to launch missile strikes on the territory of Ukraine and terrorist attacks against civilians ," the General Staff noted.
The airfield is a key base for the Russian strategic aviation. It is home to Tu-95MS, Tu-22M3, and Tu-160 bombers, as well as warehouses with FAB, KAB, and cruise missiles.
Russian air defense systems operated ineffectively and fired missiles at civilian buildings and infrastructure in the cities of Engels and Saratov.
" The SBU and its partners continue to work with surgical precision on key military facilities of the Russian Federation, which are absolutely legitimate military targets. Such special operations reduce the enemy's ability to terrorize Ukrainian cities with missile strikes ," a source in the SBU reported.
Earlier , the National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) told what missiles the Russians lost in Engels.