Drone downed over Russia's Saratov Oblast
Wednesday, 10 January 2024, 06:30
An air defence system purportedly destroyed a drone over Russia’s Saratov Oblast on the night of 9-10 January.
Source: Russian Defence Ministry on Telegram
Details: The Russian Defence Ministry did not provide any details.
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It is worth noting that there is a military airfield in Saratov Oblast near the city of Engels which has been used for large-scale airstrikes in Ukraine since February 2022.
Wikipedia states that the Engels airfield has a command post (military unit 06987) and an aircraft group: four air squadrons, including 16 Tu-160 bombers and 18 Tu-95MS bombers.
Background:
- On 5 December 2022, Engels and Dyagilevo airfields were attacked, as the Russian Defence Ministry claimed, by Soviet-made jet UAVs modified by Ukraine to carry explosives. These attacks damaged at least a Tu-22M3 strategic bomber (Backfire-C) and a Tu-95MS Bear-H bomber.
- On 29 December, the UK Ministry of Defence suggested that one of the reasons Ukrainian drones were able to reach so deep into Russian airspace was that Moscow had moved a significant part of its air defence systems to Ukraine.
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