Both sides of the Russia-Ukraine war are taking a hit, as explosions rocked two Russian air bases on Monday and several Ukrainian cities sustained damage from missiles, The Wall Street Journal reported.
An explosion occurred at a Russian base near Engels, a city in Russia’s Saratov region, with regional governor Roman Busargin saying authorities were investigating the matter, according to the Journal. The other explosion occurred when a fuel tanker exploded at an airport in Ryazan.
No civilians were injured in the Engels blast, Busargin said, while Russia’s state news agency RIA Novosti said at least three people were killed in the Ryazan blast.
Ukraine did not take responsibility for the blasts, but an aide to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy anticipated involvement.
UKRAINE BEGINS NEW EVACUATIONS IN KHERSON AS HOSTILITIES EXPECTED TO RISE
“The Earth is round – Galileo’s discovery. Astronomy was not studied in the Kremlin, preferring court astrologers. If it were, they would know: if something is launched into the airspace of other countries, sooner or later unknown flying objects will return full circle,” Councilor Mykhailo Podolyak tweeted.
Ukrainian officials have also reportedly alluded to the ability to strike targets deeper in Russia.
In Ukraine, people have been pouring into bomb shelters, including those set up in the underground transit system, as Russia has rained missiles on the country. According to an aide to Zelenskyy, two people died in the blasts, at least two others were injured, and several houses belonging to civilians in the southeastern region of Zaporishshia were destroyed.
ZELENSKYY WARNINGS RUSSIA IS ‘PLANNING SOMETHING’ IN SOUTH AS AGGRESSION IN NORTHERN UKRAINE Escalates
People rest in the subway station used as a bomb shelter during a rocket attack in Kiev, Ukraine, on Monday, Dec. 5, 2022. Ukraine’s air force said it had shot down more than 60 of the roughly 70 missiles Russia fired at in its last barrage against Ukraine. It was the latest assault as part of Moscow’s new and intensified campaign that has largely targeted Ukraine’s infrastructure and cut off electricity, water and heat supplies to the country as winter looms.
(AP Photo/Andrew Kravchenko)
In addition to these attacks, explosions were heard in the Ukrainian capital of Kiev and the governor of the southern region of Mykolaiv said he saw cruise missiles above.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
Andriy Yermak, Ukraine’s presidential chief of staff, reportedly promised in a Telegram post that his country would respond.
“Don’t ignore the alarm, we will fight back,” he said.
