KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - The Russian Defense Ministry said it shot down Ukrainian drones that attacked two Russian air bases early Monday, and that three Russian servicemen were killed by debris in the assaults.
Four other Russian servicemen were wounded by fragments of the drones that were intercepted at the bases in the Saratov and Ryazan regions, the Defense Ministry said in Moscow.
The ministry added that two Russian aircraft were slightly damaged by drone fragments.
Ukraine has not commented on the possible cause of the blasts at the bases.