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Russia claims Ukraine is using said Tu-141 drones to strike strategic targets on Russian soil. On Tuesday the Ministry of Defense of Russia revealed that on Monday, the Russian Dyagilevo airbase had been attacked. And in Saratov, the Engels airbase was also struck with Ukrainian bombs.

Both of the bases hit are on Russian soil. And are hundreds of miles from the territory that is Ukrainian-controlled.

Both bases were also sites where strategic bombers were located. The Russian bombers had recently deployed missile attacks to destroy Ukraine’s infrastructure and power grid. And had hit several other civilian sites.

On Monday local Russian media outlet Baza and Telegram channels also reported fuel tankers exploded at the Ryazan airbase. And three people were killed in the blasts. 

There were also attacks on the Slava plant in Bryansk Oblast that resulted in a small fire. And were said to be carried out by unmanned air vehicles (UAVs).

It was reported that the attack was from two drones. And the plant is located 80 km (49 miles) from the Russian-Ukrainian border. The drones fell and exploded three meters away from where the five-ton tankers loaded with diesel fuel were stored. 

If the drones had hit their mark the damage would have been worse.

According to Russian sources, drones were also involved in the Saratov strikes. And it was reported that at least one drone used by Ukraine fell before it could complete its mission.

Drone attacks on Russia continue

On Tuesday Russian governor of Kursk, Roman Starovoyt reported a fire at the airfield in the city of Kursk. Starovoyt claimed that an oil storage tank caught fire near the Kursk airfield. And claimed it was due to a drone attack.

City of Kursk officials canceled classes at two schools in the area of the fire. And local authorities are extending the city-wide yellow terror threat alert level for two weeks.

The Kursk airport was taken over by the military in February when Russia invaded Ukraine. The City of Kursk is approximately 65 miles from the Ukrainian border.

Moscow is claiming this attack was the third launched by Ukraine forces on Russian air bases in two days.

Tu-141 drones can be deadly

Tu-141 drones are 1970’s style Russian-designed Strizh (Swift) reconnaissance machines. The pilotless drones have a range of several hundred miles.

The drones were constructed in Ukraine. Then many of them were used by the Soviet Army during the late 1970s and 1980s. And have been used by the Ukrainian Armed Forces since 2014.

When outfitted with a modern navigation system and loaded with a warhead the unmanned air vehicles function like cruise missiles.