According to Ukrinform, this was reported by the ASTRA Telegram channel.

It is noted that a missile and drone alert was issued overnight in the Saratov region. Residents of Engels reported a fire in the city. After examining footage from eyewitnesses, an ASTRA OSINT analyst determined that a building on Engels-1 Street, which is believed to house a military unit, was on fire.

Facilities of the Engels-2 military airfield are located in the immediate vicinity of this building. As a result of a Ukrainian attack on this airfield on July 16, a Russian Tu-95MS strategic bomber and missile carrier was struck.

Russian monitoring channels reported last night about the danger posed by UAVs in various regions, including Belgorod, Tambov, Ryazan, Volgograd, and the temporarily occupied Crimea, according to the BBC Russian Service.

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On Friday evening, the Air Transport Agency of Russia (Rosaviatsya) closed Moscow’s Domodedovo Airport, but lifted the restrictions half an hour later.

As reported by Ukrinform, on July 17, President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the destruction of a Tu-95 military aircraft in Engels, which had been used for Russian missile strikes.