It broke out and burned: as the Air Forces of the Russian Federation missed a blow on the Airport "Engels-2" (photo)

The devices were unproven 700 km without interruption, after which they seemed to be knocked down by the air defense forces - it was reported in the Ministry of Defense of Russia. Meanwhile, the General Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine stated that it was possible to achieve all the goals. Focus gathered information about the course of events on the night of March 19 to March 20, when it exploded and flashed near Saratov.

The first reports of explosions in the Angels-2 aerodrome area near Saratov appeared on the network for about 4 hours. March 20. The locals reported that they heard from two to four powerful explosions. The explosions were quite powerful because the glass waves were shaking in the windows,-they told reporters from Astra Telegram. Before explosions, the Russians seemed to have noticed a rush in the sky. At the same time, the siren of air anxiety turned on.

In the video from the scene, really heard the buzz of a motor of an unknown device. The governor of the Saratov region Roman Bussargin confirmed that the UAV attack took place. According to him, the Russian air defense forces seemed to be knocked down by all aircraft, no object in the territory of the region was injured. It should be noted that the distance from the aerodrome "Engels-2" to the border of Ukraine-about 700 km.

To get to the Saratov region, the UAVs would have to overcome four regions: Belgorod, Voronezh, Volgograd, Saratov. In the morning of March 20, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation confirmed that the attack of five UAVs of aircraft. According to the Russian command, the air defense forces successfully knocked down all devices: one - above the Belgorod region, four - above the Saratov region.

Sources of focus at GUR Ministry of Defense reported that the strategic aviation airfield had indeed attacked Ukrainian drones. According to the intelligence, they worked "effectively". This is evidenced by publications in local publications - the Russians tell about the fire in the direction of "Engels". Journalists of the Ukrainian Pravda learned some details of the night attack from their own sources.

The UE interlocutors explained that the shot of the aerodrome was caused by a drone of Ukrainian production "February". It should be noted that "February" is UAV, which the appearance of the media was learned thanks to the aircraft model, which was noticed on the desktop by the Deputy Minister of Strategic Industry. Later, military experts said that the device is capable of flying about 1 thousand km and inconspicuous for the enemy's air defense forces.

They also noted that "the glider is wonderful, the attacks are perfect. " Scheme reports published the Angels Aengels Aerodrome Satellite, made on March 19, 2024 - a few hours before the nighttime attack of drones. The photos show that there were 11 aircraft at the airport, nine - nine - bombers of strategic aviation, which the Russian Federation uses for blows in Ukraine. According to the Schemes, two types of bombers were noticed on the runway: the photos have not yet been found on the network.

The focus was commented on the events in "Engels" from the leading researcher of the State Museum of Aviation of Ukraine, Avayexpert Valery Romanenko. Romanenko explained that the strategic airfield of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation was protected by powerful Air Defense forces-a regiment with S-400 installations and a Division of the SCR "Harkir-C1". The UAV "February" overcame these obstacles and kissed the desired target - it indicates its really high efficiency.

The expert also explained what the special complexity of the special operation was conducted by GUR experts. At such a distance, it is not possible to control the drone, for example, using Starlink. This means that the device needs to be accurately aimed. In addition, it should explode close enough from bombers to cause them really serious harm. The effectiveness of the attack will become known after the publication of fresh satellite images, - said Romanenko.