Several explosions were heard near the Olenya air base in the Russian Murmansk region, local media reported on Sunday.
According to reports on the X -Social Media platform, at least 10 explosions were heard on the air base before the fire broke out.
Governor Murmansk confirmed the strike and said that enemy drones attacked the region.
The local media also recorded shots of smoke rising near the air base.
The air base of Olenya is near the border of Ukraine.
Videos on social media also showed Russian heavy bombers.
“The flight line in Russian Airbase Olenya Airbase is a flame. After a massive Ukrainian Ukrainian FPV drone strike, several Russian Tu-95 heavy bombers burn.
Olenya is one of the key Russian strategic aerial facilities that host an aircraft capable of carrying nuclear weapons. If they are confirmed, it will be one of the most sensitive strikes in Russia since the beginning of the war with Ukraine.
The air base is located approximately 1,800 kilometers from the border of Ukraine.
The Ukrainian domestic security agency, SBU, carried out a big attack on more than 40 Russian military aircraft on Sunday, cunning official SBU by Reuters.
The struck aircraft included strategic bombers Tu-95 and Tu-22, which Russia uses to shoot missiles in Ukraine, according to the report.
The days before, several Tu-95 aircraft were reportedly seen on Olenya air base.
After the explosion, two Russian bridges collapsed in Russia
Previously, the explosion caused the two bridges to collapse and derailed two trains in western Russia overnight. Russia is investigating the incident as a “terrorist act”.
Seven people were killed in one of the incidents and tens were injured.
Both explosions occurred in Russian regions bordering with Ukraine.
Part of the road bridge in the Bryansk region, which borders with Ukraine, hit a passenger train on its way to Moscow shortly before midnight on Saturday, regional governor Alexander Bogomaz in Telegram. The number of injured costs for 66 years, he said.
Hours after the collapse of the Bryansk Region Bridge said that officials said that the second train was derailed when the bridge below it collapsed in the nearby area of Kursk, which also borders Ukraine.
Explosions come just before Russia and Ukraine are scheduled to organize strategic interviews 2 June. In the opening round 16 May, the first in more than three years, the agreement on the exchange of prisoners and discussions on a potential ceasefire ended.
(Tagstotranslate) Olenya Air Base
