As result of attack on Engels, Russians lost missiles, including Kh-101 - CCD

As result of attack on Engels, Russians lost missiles, including Kh-101 - CCD

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At the Engels airfield in the Saratov region of the Russian Federation, as a result of a strike by the Defense Forces on the night of March 20, the Russian army lost missiles, including Kh-101s, which it regularly uses to strike Ukraine.

According to Ukrinform, the head of the Center for Countering Disinformation at the National Security and Defense Council, Andriy Kovalenko, reported this in Telegram.

“The number will be clear later,” Kovalenko said.

According to him, this airfield stores the largest number of missiles used by strategic aviation to strike Ukraine.

As Ukrinform reported earlier, units of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine in cooperation with other components of the Defense Forces struck at the Engels airfield.

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A fire, explosions and secondary detonation of ammunition were recorded in the area of the airfield.

This military facility is used by the invaders' aviation, in particular, to launch missile strikes on the territory of Ukraine and terrorist attacks against the civilian population.

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