UKRAINE has struck a key Russian airbase housing nuke bombers with footage showing a huge explosion rising into the sky.
A black mushroom cloud erupted into the sky early Thursday morning from Engels airbase as Kyiv launched a drone attack.
The base is about 700km (435miles) from the front lines and it hosts Russia’s Tupolev Tu-160 nuclear capable heavy strategic bombers.
The local governor said there had been a Ukrainian drone attack on the town of Engels.
Russia’s defence ministry said its air defences had shot down 132 drones over Russia, including 54 in the Saratov region where the Engels base is located.
Ukraine has targeted Engels airbase before, even hitting and destroying two of the nuke bombers.
In 2022, footage showed a huge flash at the Engels airbase when Ukraine struck it – destroying two of the planes.
The bombers have been used to blast targets in Ukraine with non-nuclear weapons, particularly in recent weeks as Putin continues to blitz the country’s infrastructure.
The Tu-95s seen alongside two Tu-160s at Engels airbase[/caption]
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