Explosions hit two military airfields in Russia - reports

Several radical person been killed successful explosions astatine 2 Russian subject airfields, according to reports.

A substance tanker exploded sidesplitting 3 and injuring six successful an airfield adjacent the metropolis Ryazan, south-east of Moscow, Russian authorities media is reporting.

Another 2 radical are reported to person been wounded successful an detonation astatine an airfield successful the Saratov region.

It is not known what caused the blasts. Both areas are hundreds of kilometres from the Ukrainian border.

Long-range Russian strategical bombers are believed to beryllium based astatine the Engels airbase successful the Saratov region.

The Saratov determination politician said information forces were checking what helium called "reports of an incidental astatine subject installations".

These reports - of 2 explosions astatine 2 antithetic subject sites - volition substance speculation that Ukraine whitethorn beryllium down them, the BBC's Russian exertion Steven Rosenberg says.