Ukraine attacks a deep air base inside Russia

On Thursday, officials said that Ukraine attacked a deep airport inside Russian territory overnight, as the two sides exchanged strikes amid efforts by the Trump administration to clarify the details of the partial ceasefire.

The attack on the Russian airport came hours after President Voludimir Zelensky spoke from Ukraine to President Trump and before the Kremlin was offered to stop mutual attacks on energy targets for 30 days as a step towards a wider stop.

The Russian Ministry of Defense said it had dropped 54 Ukrainian drones in the Saratov area during the night. The area is home to Engels Airport, which hosts some long -term bombers that can be nuclear weapons.

While the ministry has not less than the number of drones smuggled from the air defenses, the New York Times confirmed that at least one blow targeted the airport in Engels shortly after sunrise on Thursday.

Videos and photographs shared by witnesses on social media and verification of the Times showed an explosion and a large column of dark smoke that rises from the base, and high secondary explosions after the strike. The strike seemed to target part of the airport with many warehouses, which are described online as an arms storage area.

The ruler of the Saratov region, the Romanian, said on Thursday that civilians living near the airport were evacuated “for safety reasons” due to a fire on al -Qaeda. He added in a post on the Telegram correspondence application.

Ukraine army certain In a statement attacked the airport. Kyiv has previously targeted the base it calls Graduation land For Russia’s long -term attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure.

The Russian forces also carried out more strikes on Ukraine overnight. The Ukrainian Air Force said on Thursday that Russia fired 171 drones, 63 of which were shot down by air defenses. At least five people were killed and wounded throughout the country, according to the local authorities.

While both Russia and Ukraine have agreed to temporarily stop targeting the energy infrastructure for each other, how and when will this temporary suspension enter unclear. These details were expected to be discussed in the upcoming talks in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia – Mr. Zellinski said on Wednesday night that “everything will continue to fly” until “there is an appropriate document” negotiating.

On Thursday, the Kremlin said that Russian and American officials were taking the details of a new round of bilateral talks. Yuri Ushakov, head of foreign policy in the field of Russian news, said that these talks will be held on Monday in the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Rayahah, President Vladimir in.

Mr. Zelinski was distinguished by some of the Kremlin’s proposals as tactics that stop maneuver for the military advantage and better than Mr. Trump. On Thursday morning, he suggested the same thing in indicating that Russian attacks did not stop.

“Every day and every night you reach a hundred drones, and missile attacks do not stop,” Book on a telegram. “With each of this strike, Russia shows the world its true position of peace.”

Natalia Novosolovaand Natalia Vasiliva and Malakhi Brown The reports contributed.