China News Service, December 7th, within two days, three military bases in Russia were attacked by drones, two of which may be the deepest attacks Russia has ever encountered.
The airstrike was seen as another sign of Ukraine's determination to bring its artillery closer to Russia.
The Russian Ministry of Defense stated that Ukraine dispatched drones to attack military airports in the Saratov and Ryazan regions of Russia on the 5th, resulting in 3 deaths and 4 injuries.
It is reported that two aircraft were damaged in the attack.
Both places are more than 500 kilometers away from the Russian-Ukrainian border.
Ukrainian officials say Engels airport in Saratov region has been a launching pad for Russian bombers involved in missile strikes targeting Ukraine's energy grid.
On the 6th, an oil storage facility at the air base in the Kursk Airport region of Russia caught fire due to a drone attack, and no one was injured.
Reports from Ukrainian intelligence agencies indicated that the Kursk airport, which was attacked on the 6th, was considered to be of less strategic importance.
But the airport has been a base for Russian fighter jets.
However, Ukraine has not explicitly claimed responsibility for the attacks.
The "New York Times" stated that the two consecutive days of drone strikes were considered by the outside world to be another sign of Kyiv's determination to bring artillery fire closer to Moscow.
U.S. media analyzed that Ukraine’s attacks in Russia have changed the geographical location of the situation in Russia and Ukraine, revealed the loopholes in Moscow’s air defense system, and indicated that Ukraine is determined to make Russia pay a heavier price for the crisis.
According to the "South China Morning Post" report, senior Western officials said that the attack on the airport in the heart of Russia will cause a strong psychological blow, which means that Moscow will have to think more carefully about how to ensure the safety of its long-range bombers.
The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the attack was the deepest into Russia since tensions between Russia and Ukraine escalated in February.
On the other hand, many of Ukraine's Western allies have been trying to avoid escalation and have been refusing to supply Kyiv with weapons capable of striking targets on Russian soil.
U.S. State Department spokesman Price said on the 6th that the United States does not encourage Ukraine to attack Russian targets outside its borders.
"We have not given Ukraine the ability to strike across our borders ... We do not encourage Ukraine to strike beyond its borders."
But Ukraine has shown that it is capable of developing its own arsenal.