A suspected military unit near Russia’s Engels-2 strategic bomber base caught fire and a drone struck a logistics warehouse deep within Russian territory in Yekaterinburg during an aerial barrage from Friday evening into Saturday morning, July 25. In the Saratov region, local residents reported a large fire in the city of Engels following regional drone and missile threat alerts.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.
According to Astra Telegram channel, citing OSINT analysis, the blaze occurred at a building on Engels-1 street, which is believed to house a military unit. The burning structure is located in close proximity to the Engels-2 military airfield. The cause of the fire has not been officially confirmed by local authorities, and some residents reported not hearing explosions prior to the blaze.
The Engels-2 airbase is a primary hub for Russia’s strategic aviation and was recently targeted by Ukrainian long-range drones on July 16, an attack that satellite imagery confirmed destroyed a Tu-95MS strategic bomber. Further south, OSINT monitoring channels also reported a large, unexplained fire in the city of Rostov.
Alongside the incident in Engels, the overnight barrage included a deep strike targeting logistics infrastructure. According to the monitoring channel Exilenova+, a drone struck a Wildberries warehouse in Yekaterinburg, located approximately 1,080 miles from the Ukrainian border. Footage from the scene showed a large column of smoke rising over the facility.
