Massive drone attack on Russian airbase

Ukraine struck a massive drone attack on the Engels airbase in Saratov Oblast on Thursday night.

Russia's defence ministry said air defences had shot down 132 Ukrainian drones over Russian regions.

Videos showed a huge blast spreading out from the airfield, wrecking nearby cottages. 

Other verified videos showed a giant plume of smoke rising into the dawn sky and an intense fire.

The base in Engels, which dates back to Soviet times, hosts Russia's Tupolev Tu-160 nuclear-capable heavy strategic bombers, known unofficially as White Swans.

Windows were also blown out at a nearby hospital -- where one woman was injured -- as well as two kindergartens and a school, Busargin wrote.