Moscow Says Ukrainian Drones Hit Third Russian Airfield in Two Days – WSJ

KYIV, Ukraine Russia said drones struck an airfield in the city of Kursk on Tuesday, igniting a fuel-storage facility, in what Moscow said was the third long-range attack by Ukrainian forces on its air bases in two days.

The attack on the Kursk airport, which was closed to civil aviation after Russia invaded Ukraine in February, followed Monday s strikes on Russian strategic-bomber bases in Engels and Diagilevo. Both bases are hundreds of miles from Ukrainian-controlled territory. Kursk is around 65 miles from the Ukrainian border.

The Ukrainian government usually refrains from claiming strikes on Russian territory and hasn t commented on this week s strikes. On Monday, Ukrainian officials hinted that their weapons were capable of reaching that far. Russia s Ministry of Defense said Monday s attack killed three service members and damaged two aircraft.

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday gathered his national-security council for a meeting on how to guarantee internal security, according to state media.

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