An assassination attempt was carried out against a #Russian Aerospace Forces officer near Engels. He was wounded by a motorcyclist who opened fire with a pistol before fleeing , Mash reports. The attack took place this morning in the settlement of Probuzhdeniye , Saratov Region, near the Engels-2 strategic aviation airfield . The shooter, wearing a helmet, approached a private house on a motorcycle and opened fire on the officer, hitting him in the chest and face.