JAKARTA - The airfield near Russia's strategic bomber base caught fire on Thursday following a Ukrainian drone strike
Bases in Enriques, about 700 km (435 miles) from the frontline in Ukraine, house Russia's heavy strategic bomber Tupolev Tu-160 capable of carrying nuclear weapons.
Reported by Reuters on Thursday, March 20, Roman Busargin, governor of Saratov, said there was a Ukrainian drone strike in the city of Enriques that caused the airfield to catch fire and residents nearby evacuated.
He did not specifically mention the EMgels base, but it was the main airfield in the area.
Unverified video footage on the Russian Telegram channel shows black plumes of smoke billowing over the huts and what looks like a massive fire rising into the dawn sky.
Russia's Ministry of Defense said it shot down 132 Ukrainian drones in six different areas of southern Russia, including 54 in the Saratov region where the Angels base is located.
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