There was no break in the war in Ukraine on Christmas Day, writes Reuters. On Monday morning, the Ukrainian defense stated that Russia had carried out dozens of attacks targeting cities in Luhansk, Donetsk, Kharkiv and Kherson counties. – In Kherson, the enemy continues to bombard populated areas east of the Dnipro river, the Ukrainian defense told Reuters. Russia had carried out an attack against Kherson on 24 December. Photo: DIMITAR DILKOFF / AFP Forces from Ukraine have carried out 20 attacks targeting Russian positions inside Ukraine in the last 24 hours. Russian military claims they have killed 60 Ukrainian soldiers and destroyed large amounts of military equipment. In several areas of Ukraine, the flight alert has sounded again. The Guardian writes that it may be related to reports that Russian warplanes stationed in Belarus have taken to the wings. Ukrainians sing Christmas carols in a subway station in Kyiv. Photo: SERGEI CHUZAVKOV / AFP Drone attack inside Russia Ukraine shows again that the country’s forces can carry out attacks deep inside Russia. Three employees at the Engels Air Base in Russia were killed when a Ukrainian drone was shot down over the area on Monday night, according to the authorities in Moscow. Video from a surveillance camera will show the attack last night. – A Ukrainian drone was shot down at low altitude as it approached the Engels air base, a statement from the Ministry of Defense in Moscow said on Monday morning. – As a result of falling wreckage, three Russian military personnel belonging to the technical personnel at the base were killed, it is further stated. Both Ukrainian and Russian media reported several hours earlier that the Engels base had been hit by explosions. According to the Ukrainian news agency RBC-Ukraine, there were two explosions at the airbase. Three employees at the Engels air base in Russia were killed when a Ukrainian drone was shot down over the area on the night of Monday. Photo: WIKIPEDIA/Енгельс (авиабаза)- CC-BY-SA-4.0 Frequent rocket attacks from the base The Russian news media Baza reported, citing local residents, that the flight alert was triggered and that one explosion was heard. The Engels base is located near the city of Saratov, about 730 kilometers southeast of Moscow, several hundred kilometers from the front lines in Ukraine. This base, as well as another Russian air base, was hit on December 5 by attacks that the Russian authorities believe were carried out by Ukrainian drones. The base is often used for missile attacks against Ukraine, writes the BBC. Ukraine has not publicly claimed responsibility for any attacks in Russia, but the country’s authorities have stated that such incidents are “karma” for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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