Leonov also wrote on his Telegram channel on Thursday that work is currently underway in the district’s social institutions to eliminate the consequences of the UAV attack.

Due to the largest drone attack on the cities of Saratov and Engels, carried out on Thursday by the Ukrainian military, in the Municipal Clinical Hospital No. 1 in Engels windows were broken and classes in schools in Engels will be held remotely.

It was also reported that due to a fire at the site of the local airfield, the evacuation of residents in the vicinity is being carried out for safety reasons, and all operational services are in place.

A commission will assess the damage on the spot in order to provide financial assistance to the residents.

The town of Engels, located on the eastern bank of the Volgograd reservoir on the lower reaches of the Volga river, hosts a base for Tu-160 and Tu95MS strategic bombers and on more than one occasion was the target of failed Ukrainian drone attacks over the past three years.

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