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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.

28 August, 06:35 PM

How many Tu-95 bombers does Russia have left after Engels attack?

Russia has about 37 Tu-95MS and Tu-95MSM bombers remaining after another aircraft was struck in Engels overnight Friday, Defense Express reported on Aug. 28.

28 August, 05:12 PM

SBU hits Tu-95MS in Russia’s Engels, a bomber type used against Ukraine

Members of the Alpha unit of Ukraine’s SBU Security Service struck a Tu-95MS missile-carrying bomber in the Russian city of Engels in Saratov Oblast on Aug. 28, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.

28 August, 12:57 PM

Ukraine’s SBU destroys Russian Tu-95 bomber in Engels

Ukraine’s Security Service destroyed a Russian Tu-95 strategic bomber in Engels that had been used to launch missile strikes against Ukraine, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday, July 17, releasing video of the attack.

17 July, 04:35 PM

Tokyo alarms over Russian–Chinese bomber patrol near its islands

Japan scrambled fighter jets to monitor Russian and Chinese military aircraft that carried out a joint patrol, Reuters reported on Dec. 10.

10 December 2025, 11:59 AM

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

Russia overloads bombers in June 6 strike due to aircraft losses

Russia was able to launch its massive overnight missile and drone strike on Ukraine on June 6 using only seven strategic bombers—five Tu-95MS and two Tu-160s—Defense Express reported, citing military sources.

6 June 2025, 02:19 PM

Ukraine’s audacious ‘Cobweb’ drone blitz cripples Putin’s nuclear bomber fleet

About 34% of Russia’s nuclear-capable strategic bombers stationed at four separate military bases across the country were targeted in an unprecedented operation “Cobweb” carried out by the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) on June 1.

2 June 2025, 09:12 AM

Why Russia is moving its bombers and what Germany’s support for Ukraine’s missiles really means

Oleh Katkov, Editor-in-Chief of Defense Express, joined Radio NV to discuss why Russia is relocating its Tu-95MS bombers to Olenya Airbase, what long-range weapons could reach them there, the condition of Russia’s strategic aviation fleet, and what Germany’s investment in Ukrainian missile production signals for the future.

30 May 2025, 03:20 PM

Bombers shortage weakens Russian missile firepower, analysts say

The shortage of Tu-160 and Tu-95MS missile-launching aircraft could explain the relatively small number of long-range missiles fired by Russian forces in combined attacks over the weekend, compared to monthly production capability of 150 missiles, Defense Express wrote on May 26.

26 May 2025, 02:01 PM

Russia's Engels-2 airbase hit again by Ukrainian drones, fuel tanks on fire

Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the military infrastructure of the Engels-2 airbase in Russia's Saratov Oblast again overnight on Jan. 13, the 14th Separate Regiment of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Complexes reported on Telegram.

14 January 2025, 04:18 PM

Fire at Engels oil depot in Saratov Oblast rages for fourth day after Ukrainian drone attack

A fire at the Engels oil depot in Russia's Saratov Oblast continues to burn for the fourth consecutive day following a drone strike by Ukrainian forces on Jan. 8, according to regional governor Roman Busargin.

11 January 2025, 02:05 PM

Fire at Russian oil depot burns for third day after Ukrainian drone strike

A fire at an oil depot in the city of Engels, Saratov Oblast, Russia, has been burning for the third consecutive day following a drone attack by Ukraine’s Defense Forces on the night of Jan. 8.

10 January 2025, 06:25 PM

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