Drones attacked Engels in the Saratov region of Russia on January 8. As a result of the attack, an oil storage facility at the airbase is on fire, Astra reports. The governor of the Saratov region, Roman Busargin,

In the Russian city of Engels, Saratov region, an oil storage facility at the local airbase is on fire after a drone attack in the early hours of Wednesday, January 8. — Ukrinform.

Russia launched doxens of drones against cities and towns in southern and eastern Ukraine overnight killing three people and injuring at least 23, Ukrainian authorities said.

Russia's attack using Shahed drones on Ukraine at the start of the new year caused the deaths of two prominent scientists in Kyiv.

“At approximately 17:30, the occupiers attacked a resident of Beryslav with an UAV,” the report says. A 59-year-old woman sustained injuries in the yard of her home after an enemy drone dropped an explosive. The victim was taken to the hospital with mine and blast injury, concussion and shrapnel wounds to her arms and legs.

Russia launched an aerial attack on Ukraine, striking the capital and other regions with multiple missiles and drones.

The Russian city of Saratov and nearby Engels, which hosts a major airbase, "were subjected to a massive UAV attack last night," the regional governor said.

Saratov Governor Roman Busargin said the attack targeted the neighboring cities of Saratov and Engels, an area that is home to an airbase for Russian bomber planes. Russia’s Defense Ministry said it destroyed 11 Ukrainian drones in the Saratov region,

A large fire engulfed an oil depot overnight on Jan. 8 in the city of Engels in Saratov Oblast, various Russian Telegram media channels reported.

A drone strike targeted a fuel storage facility in Engels, located in Russia's Saratov region, igniting a massive fire at the Kristall reserve fuel depot. This facility supplied aviation fuel to the Engels-2 strategic airbase,