Sudden! Russia’s air base where strategic bombers were deployed exploded, and the Russian Ministry of Defense issued the latest statement.

According to CCTV news reported at 15: 00 on December 5th, local time, according to the news released by the emergency department of Ryazan, Russia, an explosion occurred in the equipment storage yard of an airport on the outskirts of Ryazan, resulting in three deaths and five injuries.

In addition, an explosion occurred in the suburb of Engels, Saratov, Russia on the morning of December 5, and the explosion area may be located in the direction of Engels base of Russian Air Force.The Associated Press reported that both explosions occurred in Russian military facilities.There are Tu -160 bombers and Tu -95MS bombers of the Russian Air Force deployed in Engels base.

On the afternoon of the same day, air defense alarms sounded throughout Ukraine. Explosions sounded in Poltava, Cherkasse, Vinnitsa, Kirovgrad and other places.

CCTV News reported on December 6 that on December 5, local time, the Russian Ministry of Defense issued a statement saying,Ukraine sent drones to attack military airports in Ryazan and Saratov States in Russia that morning.But it was intercepted by the Russian air defense system.

Three Russian soldiers were killed and four others were injured in the attack.In addition, due to the fall of Ukrainian drones above military airports,The body of two Russian fighters was damaged.

According to the reference news, the website of British Daily Express reported on the 5th that an important air base in Russia used to launch the bombing of Ukraine was attacked by unidentified attackers. It is reported that the attack caused damage to several Russian strategic bombers.

According to the report, the air base is called "Engels No.2" and is located in Saratov Prefecture, southeast of Moscow, about 700 kilometers away from the Ukrainian border. Engels base is one of the important air bases in Russia, where the active Tu -160 bombers and most Tu -95MS bombers of the Russian Air Force are deployed.

Saratov Online posted a message through the "Telegraph" social platform that houses in nearby city Engles were "shaken" by violent explosion.

The report pointed out that satellite images released a few days ago showed that Russia has been assembling strategic bombers and cruise missiles at this base, which indicates that another large-scale air strike against Ukraine may be imminent.

According to CCTV news, the governor of Saratov said that he noticed the video circulating on social media. He stressed that there were no emergencies in the residential area of Engels, and no civil infrastructure was damaged. Powerful institutions are investigating the news of damage to military facilities.

According to the Russian online news media Baza,The explosion injured two people and damaged at least two Tu -95 strategic bombers.Russian media also said that the attack was a drone attack. Besides,According to the British "Daily Mail" website, another Russian military base near Ryazan also exploded. A tanker exploded and caught fire, killing three people and injuring five others.

The report pointed out that Engels Air Force Base and Ryazan are 300 to 450 miles away from the Ukrainian border, which is beyond the missile range of Kiev, which means that the attack may be carried out by drones.

It is reported that a few hours before the explosion, the Ukrainian Defense Industry Company claimed that it had successfully tested a suicide drone that could reach the above two locations.

According to the Tass news agency, Russian Presidential Press Secretary and Kremlin spokesman peskov told reporters on the 5th,Reports of accidents at facilities in Saratov and Ryazan states in Russia have been submitted to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The report also said that peskov didn’t disclose any other information about the accident. He explained that "I only saw the media reports, and I don’t have exact information, so I can’t comment on it", and suggested that reporters seek the opinions of the Russian Ministry of Defense on this matter.

According to "Russia Today" (RT), Russian President Vladimir Putin drove across the repaired bridge deck and met with construction workers during the inspection of the restoration work of the Crimea Bridge on the 5th local time. In October this year, the "Century Project" Crimean Bridge was bombed and shocked the world. Since then, the bridge restoration work has been going on.

RT: Putin drives across the restored Crimea Bridge.

RT said that before inspecting the bridge that day, Putin met with marat Husnurin, deputy prime minister in charge of supervising the bridge restoration. Husnurin reported to Putin that the section of the bridge had been repaired. Subsequently, Putin drove the car across the repaired bridge pavement.

Putin drove through the repaired bridge deck map from RT

On October 8 this year, a truck exploded on the highway bridge of Crimea Bridge, causing seven oil tanks on a freight train on the railway bridge parallel to the highway bridge to be ignited. Some sections of the highway bridge were damaged. When reporting this matter, the media almost mentioned the extraordinary significance of the Crimean Bridge to Russia: it is not only a key supply line for the Russian army, but also a symbol of Russia’s control of the Crimean Peninsula. On October 9th, after listening to the investigation made by Bastrygin, chairman of the Russian Investigation Committee, on the explosion of the Crimea Bridge, Putin said that the explosion of the Crimea Bridge was planned and implemented by the Ukrainian secret service, which was a "terrorist attack on key civilian infrastructure".

On October 8, the Ukrainian Ministry of Defence confirmed on social media that the Crimean Bridge exploded, but did not make more statements. The Ukrainian Interfax news agency quoted a source of Ukrainian law enforcement agencies as saying that the explosion of the Crimean Bridge was a special action taken by the Ukrainian Security Service. According to the Washington Observer on October 20th, Ukrainian President Zelensky denied that Ukraine was the mastermind of the bombing of the Crimean Bridge. However, the US media reported that Zelensky used the phrase "as far as I know" when answering this question, leaving room for this matter to be implemented without his knowledge.

According to CCTV news quoted by RIA Novosti, on December 5, local time, Putin signed a decree prohibiting citizens of "unfriendly countries" from trading their strategic enterprises and places in Russia.The restrictions on the shares held in the resource exploitation project will be extended to the end of 2023.

According to the content of the law, relevant transactions can only be carried out under the condition of special permission from the Russian authorities.

On August 5 this year, Putin signed a decree on the implementation of special economic measures in the fields of finance, fuel and energy, prohibiting investors from "unfriendly countries" who hold shares in Russian strategic enterprises and companies from trading their shares before December 31, 2022, including the interests, rights and obligations of all parties to the Sakhalin No.1 production sharing agreement and the Haryakin oil field development and production sharing agreement.

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