Kyiv saboteurs behind drone attacks on Russia air bases, Ukraine media claims

Russian air defence systems thwarted four night-time attacks by Ukrainian drones, Russia’s Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday (Moscow Region Governor Andrei Vorobyev official telegram channel/AP)

Ukrainian saboteurs co-ordinated by Kyiv’s military intelligence services carried out a pair of recent drone attacks that hit parked bomber aircraft at air bases deep inside Russia, Ukraine media claimed on Tuesday.

The attacks on Russian airfields on Saturday and Monday destroyed two Russian bombers and damaged two other aircraft, according to Ukrainska Pravda, as the war approaches its 18-month milestone.