“Three servicemen were fatally wounded.

I express my condolences to their families and friends.

We will provide families with all the necessary assistance, ”Roman Busargin, the governor of the region, said in his Telegram.

Earlier, the Russian Defense Ministry reported that Russian air defense systems shot down a Ukrainian drone on approach to the Engels military airfield in the Saratov region.

As a result of the fall of the wreckage of the drone, three Russian servicemen were killed.