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: The Russian Ministry of Defense has officially confirmed the
: Ukrainian strike against the two bases of the Russian
: Strategic Air Force, Engels and Ryazan, which is a turning
: point in the Ukrainian war and brings a future operation
: against Kharkiv even closer.
: In summary: The Ukrainians struck deep inside Russia which
: means that Russian operations must be extended to Kharkiv
: and other areas bordering Russia.
: The Ukrainians hit the backbone of the strategic nuclear
: deterrent.
: Western satellites are scanning the two Russian airfields in
: an attempt to assess the extent of damage to Russian
: strategic aerospace forces. Satellite images suggest that
: at least two strategic bombers have gone out of action.
: Indeed, two images show the blood of Russian technicians who
: were beaten.
: One image shows that the one Tu-22M3 bomber (RF-34110) shot
: down at Dyagilevo was equipped with a Kh-22 missile which,
: fortunately for the Russians, did not explode.
: Some Russian sources say that the Ukrainians used Soviet
: Tu-141 UAVs that took off from Kharkiv. The use of Tu-141
: is not officially confirmed, but everything indicates that
: the Ukrainian attacks did indeed start from Kharkiv.
: The attacks against the two air bases took place during the
: night and what caused an impression, is that they took
: place many hundreds of kilometers away from Ukraine and the
: front line.
: Ryazan Air Base is located 185 km (115 mi) southeast of
: Moscow, while Engels Air Base is located approximately 730
: km (455 mi) south of Moscow and is one of two strategic
: Russian nuclear bomber bases.
: A big issue is raised about the Russian air defense. How is it
: possible that he did not detect the Ukrainian UAV in time?
: NYT: Kyiv "struck" two bases in central Russia with
: a UAV
: Ukraine has struck two military bases in central Russia,
: hundreds of kilometers from the border between the two
: states, using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), the New York
: Times reported, citing a Ukrainian official.
: The strikes show Kiev's "new will" to
: "carry" the war into the heart of Russia, the US
: newspaper reports.
: The UAVs took off from Ukrainian territory. Their strikes
: destroyed at least two aircraft at one of the bases and
: damaged several others, the NYT reported.
: According to anonymous official Ukrainian sources cited by the
: NYT, "at least one" of the attacks against
: Russian airports was carried out with the help of Ukrainian
: commandos, who, operating deep into Russian territory,
: directed the drones against the targets.
: Russian Ministry of Defense: Confirmed the Ukrainian attack!
: Last night, the Russian Ministry of Defense confirmed that
: attacks had been launched against air bases in central
: Russia.
: "The Kiev regime (…) attempted to carry out strikes with
: Soviet-designed drones on the Diaghilev Air Base in the
: Ryazan Region and the Engels Air Base in the Saratov Region
: ," according to the press release it published.
: The purpose of the Ukrainian operation was to destroy
: "Russian long-range aircraft", used in strikes
: against Ukrainian energy infrastructure, according to the
: same source.
: UAVs flying at low altitude were intercepted by air defense
: forces.
: Nevertheless, debris fell on their bases, causing explosions
: and "slight" damage to two Russian strategic
: bombers.
: 3 Russian military technicians were fatally wounded.
: Another 4 soldiers who were injured were taken to hospitals,
: where they were provided with all the necessary medical
: care."
: Saratov Regional Governor Roman Busargin assured residents
: they were safe after reports on social media of what he
: said was a "loud bang and flash" at Engels Air
: Force Base.
: "Information about incidents at military installations is
: controlled by law enforcement agencies," he initially
: said.
: Russian Media: Enemy forces have reached the banks of the
: Volga!
: Russia's Readovka news agency reported that both blasts took
: place at airports Moscow uses to attack Ukrainian
: infrastructure. Readovka confirmed that two Tu-95 aircraft
: were damaged.
: He also said the Ryazan attack was likely carried out using a
: drone launched from inside Ukraine (Kharkov), but cast
: doubt on the Engels attack.
: “If in the case of the Ryazan region it can be assumed that a
: UAV was launched from the territory of Ukraine, then there
: are doubts about the Engels base.
: “With a high degree of probability, the drone was [launched]
: from our territory, which means that enemy [forces] have
: already reached the banks of the Volga River.
: “If the drone came from Ukraine, then the enemy already has
: technology with a range of 1000 km, which means that Moscow
: could be attacked.
: “There is only one conclusion: anti-terrorist measures on the
: territory of the Russian Federation must be strengthened to
: the maximum, retaliatory strikes must continue tenfold.
: Until the Russian response has a massive effect, such attacks
: will continue."
: Numerous photos at source:
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