The governor of Russia’s Kursk region said on Tuesday that a drone strike caused a fire at an airport in an area bordering Ukraine.
The fire came a day after local Russian authorities accused Kyiv of drone attacks on two Russian air force bases.
“As a result of a drone strike, a fuel tank at Kursk Airport was damaged. The fire was localized. All emergency services are working on the spot, ”said the governor of the Russian region Roman Statovoy in a message broadcast on Telegram. .
The Ukrainian authorities have not confirmed any responsibility for the attacks, which, if confirmed, are unprecedented operations in the ongoing war since February.
The Defense Ministry did not name responsibility for the drone strikes, although unofficial Russian sources blame Ukrainian forces for the drone strikes.
Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry said that two Ukrainian drones were shot down over Russian territory.
As a result of attacks on airfields on Monday, according to local authorities, three were killed and four were injured.
On Monday, the Engels base, the Russian region of Saratov and the military unit of Dyagilevo, in the Raizan region, where strategic assets used in the campaign against Ukraine are located, were shelled.
The base in Engels, located 600 km east of the border with Ukraine, houses Tu-95 and Tu-160 nuclear bombers, which were used to attack Ukraine.
The Dyagilevo base, where tanker planes are located, is located about 500 km northeast of the border with Ukraine.
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