The Russian Orthodox Church and the Saratov Diocese transferred the icon of Nicholas the Wonderworker to the Engels Air Base, hoping that the "holy air defense" would save it from the "cotton".

Russian propaganda media write about it.

The local priests and authorities are very pleased with the "good deed" they

did to "protect the sovereignty of the Russian Federation."

Vitaly Shustov, Deputy Minister of Internal and External Relations of the Saratov Region, called the transfer of the icon to the airport

"an important event in the social life of our region." 

"Since the beginning of the special military operation, our valiant airmen have been protecting the sovereignty of our powerful state and fulfilling the strategic tasks set by President Vladimir Putin. This icon will help raise the morale of the aviation division's servicemen," the Russian official said. 

The leadership of the Aviation Division of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation thanked the Moscow Patriarchate for the

"valuable gift" and said that with the transfer of the icon "the enemies of our state will be defeated."

Explosions at the "Engels" airfield: the main thing

The first attack in Engels took place on Monday, December 5.

At that time, two Tu-95 missile carriers were damaged at the airfield.

In addition, as a result of the attack on the base, three Russian soldiers were also killed.

Two weeks later, explosions rang out in Engels again.

Then, as a result of a drone strike on the Engels-2 airfield, the control point of the air base could be destroyed.

According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, three Russian servicemen were killed as a result of the strike, but the equipment was allegedly not damaged.

At the same time, Oleksandr Nevzorov reported that 17 soldiers were killed and several fighter jets were damaged.

On December 29, explosions were again reported at this airfield.

According to propagandists, the Russian anti-aircraft system worked.

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