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The attack took place in the city of Engels in the Saratov province. Engels is home to Russia’s strategic bomber military base.
An attack similar to the World Trade Center in America took place in Saratov, Russia on Monday. A drone hit the 38-storey residential building ‘Volga Sky’ in the morning. 4 people were injured in this. Russia blamed Ukraine for this attack.
In retaliation, Russia has fired hundreds of missiles and drones on 12 Ukrainian cities including Kiev, Kharkiv, Odessa and Lviv. According to news agency Reuters, the attack took place in the morning. Ukrainian Air Force officials said that Kiev was attacked with 11 TU-95 strategic bombers and Kinzhal ballistic missiles. So far, one residential building has been reported to be damaged.
Information has also come out that 4 people have died in the attack. Russia’s attack has taken place near the Ukraine-Poland border. Poland’s military officials said in a social media post that after the attack, Polish and NATO countries’ aircraft have been put on alert mode.
Watch the video to see how a drone collided with a building in Russia!
Photos from the Ukrainian attack in Saratov, Russia
Due to the falling debris of the building, many vehicles parked below were damaged.
Three floors of the building were damaged in this attack.
Three floors of the residential building ‘Volga Sky’ have been damaged.
Air route closed in Saratov
A large part of the Russian building was damaged in the Ukrainian attack. More than 20 vehicles parked below the building were damaged. A woman was seriously injured and was admitted to the hospital. Saratov is 900 km away from the Ukrainian border. After this attack, all types of air routes have been banned.
According to media reports, Russia was attacked by 20 drones on Monday. Of these, the maximum 9 were fired in Saratov. The governor of Moscow has accused Ukraine of the attack. Ukraine has not commented on this yet. According to the information, the drone was fired from Ukraine.
23 years ago the World Trade Center was attacked
In the video going viral on social media, it is seen that a drone is moving rapidly towards the ‘Volga Sky’ building and collides with it. On September 11, 2001, terrorists had caused planes to crash in America’s World Trade Center in this manner.
The terrorists had hijacked 4 planes. Out of these, 3 planes were crashed one by one into 3 important buildings of America. The first crash happened at 8:45 am. The Boeing 767 collided with the North Tower of the World Trade Center at a high speed. 18 minutes later, another Boeing 767 collided with the South Tower of the building.
While one plane collided with the US Defense Ministry i.e. Pentagon. The fourth plane crashed in a field. 3 thousand people from 93 countries were killed in the 9/11 attack. It is considered the most horrific terrorist attack in human history.
Russia’s strategic bomber military base is in Saratov
According to the report, the Ukrainian army targeted the tallest building in Engels in the Saratov province. Engels also houses Russia’s strategic bomber military base. Ukraine has attacked it several times since the start of the Russia-Ukraine war.
Watch the footage of Russia’s retaliation against Ukraine
Ukrainian security personnel near the rubble. Footage taken from social media.
Bombs were dropped on Ukrainian territory. Footage taken from social media.
People sat in the subway to save their lives after the Russian attack in Kiev.
Ukraine has been attacking Russia for 20 days
In the two and a half year long Russia-Ukraine war, for the first time on 6 August 2024, Ukraine entered Russia and captured its Kursk region. Since then Ukraine has been continuously attacking Russia.
According to RT’s report, 31 Russian citizens have lost their lives in Ukrainian attacks in 20 days.
At the same time, more than 140 people have been injured. This is the first time since the Second World War that a foreign power has occupied Russian soil. Ukraine occupied 1263 square km of Russian territory in two weeks.
However, experts say that this victory of Ukrainian President Zelensky is short-lived and can turn into defeat. Right now Ukraine’s focus is on Kursk, which is giving Russia an opportunity to advance to Pokrovsk in Donetsk.
Political expert Tatiana Stanovaya says that Russia is adopting its strategy of World War II. Its strategy has been to first let the enemy in and then attack by surrounding him. Because of this, Ukraine’s Kursk operation may prove to be counterproductive for Zelensky.