Drone strikes deep in Russia seen as Ukrainian rebuff to missile barrages


FILE PHOTO: A satellite image shows bomber aircrafts at Engels Air Base in Saratov, Russia, December 4, 2022. Satellite image 2022 Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS

KYIV (Reuters) - Twin strikes on air bases deep inside Russian territory have dealt Moscow a major reputational blow and raised questions about why its defences failed, analysts said, as attention turned to the use of drones in the war between neighbours.

Ukrainian officials revelled in the blasts but declined to acknowledge Kyiv's role, after Russia said Ukraine used unmanned Soviet-era aerial vehicles to attack two military air bases in the Ryazan and Saratov areas of south-central Russia.

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