Russia shoots down Ukrainian drone near its Engels airbase

A Ukrainian self-propelled artillery shoots towards Russian forces at a frontline in Kharkiv region, Ukraine (Evgeniy Maloletka/AP)

The Russian military said it shot down a Ukrainian drone approaching an air base deep inside Russia – the second time the facility has been targeted this month.

Russia’s Defence Ministry said debris killed three servicemen at the Engels air base, which houses Tu-95 and Tu-160 nuclear-capable strategic bombers that have hit Ukraine with missiles in the 10-month-old war.