SBU details strike on Russian Tu-95MS bomber at Engels base
Ukraine's SBU Security Service has released details of a strike on Russia's Engels airfield, which damaged a Tu-95MS strategic bomber as well as ammunition and fuel storage depots, according to its Telegram post on Aug. 28.
The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) has revealed information regarding an attack on Russia's Engels airfield, which resulted in damage to a Tu-95MS strategic bomber and its associated facilities, according to a Telegram post on August 28. The long-range drones journeyed approximately 800 kilometers (around 500 miles) to reach the target.
The assault went beyond just the aircraft, causing harm to an ammunition depot and a fuel and lubricants storage facility. This incident is the second time the SBU has neutralized a Tu-95MS strategic bomber in recent months. In a prior strike on July 17, one of these bombers suffered critical damage, with its tail section completely destroyed.
The SBU has stated that it is persistently striving to dismantle facilities that bolster Russia's military infrastructure. Disabling strategic bombers diminishes Russia's capability to launch missiles from the air in Ukraine. Reports of explosions emerged in the Russian city of Engels, located within Russia's Saratov Oblast, with monitoring channels indicating a likely attack on the airbase.
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy later confirmed that the SBU's Alpha unit executed the strike on the Russian Tu-95MS. Satellite imagery suggests the aircraft sustained significant damage.
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