After that, 10 Russian planes "flew away to hide in other air bases," he said.

The Russian invaders planned to launch a massive missile attack on Ukraine on December 26, but they were prevented by explosions at a military airfield in Engels.

Aleksey Arestovich, the adviser to the Office of the President of Ukraine, spoke about this in a conversation with Russian human rights activist Mark Feygin on YouTube. According to him, as a result of the explosion, the flight control center was completely destroyed along with the entire shift on duty.

"They are chronically unlucky. Today, a massive attack on the territory of Ukraine was planned. And a chronic violation of safety regulations, the withdrawal of valuable specialists under the guise of mobilization, general impoverishment, anger, and sleepless nights of personnel lead to regular explosions or technical events on the territory of the Russian Federation. In once again unlucky at the base in Engels,” he said.

Arestovich noted that 10 aircraft flew to hide in other air bases after the incident.

"This may be why the attack on Ukraine did not take place," the adviser to the OP added.

• On the night of December 26, an explosion thundered in Engels. It was reported that a siren sounded in the area of ​​the military airfield.

• In Russia, they announced the downing of a Ukrainian drone. According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, three Russian servicemen were killed.

• The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine called the explosions a consequence of the criminal actions of the occupiers on the territory of Ukraine and urged to wait for satellite images of the airfield.