Satellite Imagery Confirms Destruction of Russian Tu-95 Bomber at Engels Airbase
A Planet Labs image dated July 19 shows the bomber on the tarmac destroyed after Ukraine said its SBU carried out the drone strike.
- Satellite imagery captured on July 19 confirms a Ukrainian drone strike destroyed a Russian Tu-95 strategic bomber at Engels-2 Air Base, validating SBU claims regarding the July 16 operation.
- Engels-2 hosts the 184th and 121st Guards regiments, serving as a critical staging ground for Russia to launch Kh-101 cruise missiles using the Soviet-era Tu-95 in its long-range strike campaign.
- Long-Range drones traveled approximately 800 kilometers to strike the airfield, causing the bomber's tail section to be completely torn off, according to visual analysis of the July 19 satellite photographs.
- Production of the aircraft ended in 1992, meaning this loss represents permanent reduction in strike capacity; President Volodymyr Zelenskyy characterized the strike as a successful "long-range sanction" against Moscow.
- Despite Russian efforts to protect Engels-2 with hardened shelters and decoy silhouettes, the base remains vulnerable; this latest loss joins at least 10 Tu-95MS bombers confirmed destroyed since the full-scale invasion began.
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According to President Selenskyy, Ukraine has destroyed a Tu-95 strategic bomber on the Russian air base of Engels. The base is located 800 kilometers from the Ukrainian border.
New satellite images confirm that a Russian Tu-95MS strategic bomber was destroyed beyond repair after a Ukrainian attack on the Engels-2 military air base in the Saratov region, in what analysts say is a significant blow to Russia's ability to launch missile strikes on Ukraine.
A Russian long-range bomber has been destroyed at the base of Engels-2. New satellite images suggest that the plane can no longer be repaired.
Satellite images have confirmed that a Russian strategic bomber Tu-95 was destroyed following a Ukrainian long-range drone attack on the Engels-2 airbase, located about 800 kilometers from the Ukrainian border. Confirmed destruction occurs on the background of the intensified Ukrainian attacks on Russian military aviation and energy infrastructure located much behind the front line, writes TVPWorld.
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Ukraine Says It Destroyed a Russian Tu-95 Bomber 500 Miles Inside Russia: Ukraine says its long-range drones flew roughly 800 kilometers, or 500 miles, into Russia and destroyed a Tu-95 strategic bomber at Engels Air Base. The Security Service of Ukraine said the aircraft suffered critical damage and that its tail section was completely torn off. President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed the operation in a July 17 statement, saying the Tu-95 had be…
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