Once Beleaguered Ukraine Has Now Taken The War Deep Inside RussiaKEY POINTS- Airbases at Engels and Dyagilevo played a critical role in Moscow's long-range bomber missions against Ukraine- Moscow had reportedly assembled its long-range strategic bombers at Engels- Despite Russian accusations, Kyiv has been vague in acknowledging its role in the drone attackIn what may be considered a significant turning point in Russia's war on Ukraine, bolstered by major successes on the battlefront, Kyiv may now be increasingly demonstrating its ability to drive the conflict back into Russian territory.While an oil tank near an airfield in Kursk in western Russia caught fire after a Ukrainian drone attack as per a TASS report Tuesday, the Russian defense ministry on Monday similarly accused Ukraine of attempting to "carry out strikes with Soviet-made jet unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on the military airbases of Dyagilevo in Ryazan Oblast and Engels in Saratov Oblast."Significantly, it was at Engels airbase that satellite images showed Moscow had assembled two dozen Tupolev Tu-95 strategic bombers and Tupolev Tu-160 supersonic heavy bombers, reportedly preparing to carry out another massive attack on Ukraine.Regarding the explosion at the Dyagilevo airbase, also known as Ryazan, the outlet cited a Russian defense ministry statement saying that three maintenance personnel were killed and five wounded.Meanwhile, in an unrelated development, Ukraine announced Sunday that its defense manufacturer Ukroboronprom had successfully tested a new UAV capable of carrying 75 kilos (165 lb) of explosives at a distance of 1,000 km (approximately 620 miles)."