Explosions reported at Russian air bases; Ukraine rejects U.S. claim that fighting could slow for months

Explosions reported at Russian air base; Ukraine rejects U.S. claim that fighting could slow for months

on his Telegram channel purportedly showing a blast at the "Engels-2" air base in the Saratov region in which he said two Tu-95 strategic bombers had been damaged.The number of sorties conducted by Russian tactical combat aircraft over Ukraine in recent months has reduced significantly, according to Britain's Ministry of Defense.

"The decrease in sorties is likely a result of continued high threat from Ukrainian air defences, limitations on the flying hours available to Russian aircraft, and worsening weather," the U.K. said. Zelenskyy said Russia "hopes to use winter against us: to make winter cold and hardship part of his terror. We have to do everything to endure this winter, no matter how hard it is. And we will endure. To endure this winter is to defend everything," he added.

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