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​Engels Airbase Still on Fire: Ukrainian Military Announces Completion of Complex Multi-Day Operation

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The oil depot near Engels air base after a Ukrainian drone strike / Open-source photo
The oil depot near Engels air base after a Ukrainian drone strike / Open-source photo

Ukraine has struck another powerful blow to the infrastructure of the russian Engels military airbase, located in the Saratov region

On the night of January 14, operators of the 14th Separate Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Regiment of the Unmanned Systems Forces, in cooperation with other components of the Defense Forces of Ukraine, repeatedly struck the infrastructure of the Engels military airbase, where Tu-95MS and Tu-160 aircraft are based, as reported on Telegram.

"As a result of the damage, tanks containing special aviation fuel for Tu-160 bombers, which russia uses to terrorize the civilian population of Ukraine, have caught fire at the territory of the Kristall oil depot," the statement reads.

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The Ukrainian military also emphasized that the multi-day comprehensive operation to reduce the capabilities of the enemy's strategic aviation had been completed.

"We are doing everything possible to ensure that the Engels fire brigades, who have just extinguished the flames from the previous strike, are not left without work amid the increasingly difficult economic situation in russia," Ukrainian military emphasized.

Earlier Defense Express reported that Ukraine had attacked ammo chemicals plant in Bryansk.

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