Two killed in Ukrainian drone attack in Russia's Engels

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• Two people were killed in Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia, damaging civil infrastructure in Engels and Saratov on the Volga River, according to local authorities.
• Unverified footage showed fires at the Saratov refinery, a frequent target of Ukrainian attacks, while a logistics facility in the Samara region operated by Wildberries was also targeted, resulting in a fire but no injuries.
• 635 Ukrainian drones were intercepted over Russian territory and Crimea overnight, indicating the intensity of the attacks as Ukraine defends itself against a full-scale Russian invasion by targeting locations deep within Russian territory.

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Two people have been killed in Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia, local authorities said on Sunday.

The strikes damaged civil infrastructure in the southern cities of Engels and Saratov on the Volga River, Roman Busargin, governor of the Saratov region, said on Telegram.

Two people were killed in Engels where a multi-storey residential building was damaged, he said.

Unverified footage circulating on social media showed fires on the grounds of the Saratov refinery, which has frequently been the target of Ukrainian attacks in the past.

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Engels is home to one of the largest air force bases in all of Russia. Strategic bombers regularly take off from there to launch missile strikes on cities in Ukraine, which has made the city a prime target of Ukrainian counter-attacks on several occasions.

Ukrainian drones also targeted a logistics facility in the Samara region operated by online retail giant Wildberries, the company said.

A fire broke out on site, but no one was injured, according to Wildberries, whose operations have been repeatedly targeted by Ukraine over the past weeks.

A total of 635 Ukrainian drones were intercepted over Russian territory and the annexed Crimean peninsula overnight, according to the Defence Ministry in Moscow.

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The figures cannot be independently verified, but they do give an indication of the intensity of the attacks.

Ukraine has been defending itself against a full-scale Russian invasion for more than four years. As part of its defensive campaign, it is also targeting locations deep within Russian territory, recently stepping up its counter-attacks, primarily using drones.