
The Ukrainian military on Monday morning attempted to strike Russian long-range aircraft at a pair of bases just over 100 miles away from Moscow.
Military bases in the Ryazan and Saratov regions deep inside Russia were both targeted.
According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, “Russian air defense forces intercepted the Ukrainian UAVs as they were flying at a low altitude,” and “The crash and explosion of the wreckage on the Russian airfields caused minor damage to the hull armor of the two airplanes.”
The Russians confirmed three airfield maintenance personnel were killed in the attack and another four servicemen were wounded.
A response attack against 17 targets was quickly launched by Russia, disrupting “the transfer by rail of Ukrainian military reserves, foreign weapons, military equipment and ammunition to the areas of combat operations.”
Regarding the explosion seen in Saratov, the region’s governor Roman Busargin said, “There is no reason to worry. Not a single object of civil infrastructure was damaged.”
Minor damage to the hull armor of two Russian long-range bombers with nuclear capabilities did occur, according to the Russian government.
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s Ministry of Defense called the incident a “terrorist act” conducted by Ukraine.
Time will tell if the attacks cause an escalation in the ongoing war or if assaults deep within Russia will continue.