Russian bombers

Russian bomber crew killed in accidental ejection on parked jet

A Russian bomber crew died after an accidental activation of the aircraft’s ejection system while the jet was parked inside a shelter, Russian propagandist Telegram channel Fighterbomber wrote on Dec. 8.

8 December 2025, 12:25 PM

Possible strike reported at Russia’s Engels air base, home to bombers hitting Ukraine

Possible strikes targeted Russia’s Engels air base near Saratov overnight on Nov. 28, the site that hosts long-range aviation used to attack Ukrainian cities, Andriy Kovalenko, head of Ukraine’s Center for Countering Disinformation, suggested early Friday.

28 November 2025, 12:58 PM

Satellite images reveal Engels-2 airbase cleared of Russian bombers

For the first time in years, there are no aircraft visible at Russia’s Engels-2 airbase — one of its most important hubs for strategic aviation — according to Sentinel-2 satellite imagery reviewed by The New Voice of Ukraine on June 15.

16 June 2025, 04:56 PM

Ukraine took out 20 Russian bombers, U.S. says

The United States assesses that Ukraine's June 1 operation Cobweb hit around 20 Russian aircraft, Reuters reported on June 5, citing two U.S. officials who described the attacks on four separate military bases across Russia as highly significant.

5 June 2025, 10:01 AM

Russia arrests three teens for plotting to destroy nuclear-capable bombers

Three teenagers have been detained in Russia’s Irkutsk Oblast for allegedly planning to burn down strategic Tu-22M bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons, according to pro-Kremlin Telegram channels.

23 October 2024, 06:30 PM

Russian bombers