In Engels, russia lost 96 cruise missiles, with which it planned to launch 3 strikes on Ukraine - General Staff

As a result of the attack by the Ukrainian Defense Forces on the russian Engels-2 airbase on the night of March 20, 96 air-launched cruise missiles were destroyed. This was reported by the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

The russians planned to use this number of missiles during three missile strikes on Ukraine during March and April.

In addition, the strikes on the airfield also hit aviation fuel storage facilities - a significant part of its reserves were also destroyed, and this will affect the russians' ability to provide combat operations.

As Ukrainian News Agency earlier reported, units of the Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Security Service of Ukraine, in cooperation with other components of the Defense Forces, on the night of March 20 struck the Engels airfield in the Saratov Oblast of the aggressor country, russia.

British intelligence has called the strike on an ammunition depot located at the russian strategic aviation base Engels-2 on the night of March 20 the most successful attack on a russian ammunition depot in 2025.

Also in the early morning of March 20, explosions were heard in the Saratov Oblast of the russian federation - unidentified drones attacked an oil refinery in the city of Engels. Local residents report a fire in the area of ​​​​the oil depot.