On 28 August, the defence forces carried out a special operation to destroy a Tu-95MS at the «Engels-2» airfield. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the operation was carried out by personnel from the SBU’s «Alpha» Special Operations Centre. According to available information, the strike on the aircraft’s wing rendered it beyond repair.
Briefly about the main points
- A Tu-95MS was hit at the Russian «Engels-2» airfield.
- According to Zelenskyy, the operation was carried out by members of the SBU’s «Alpha» Special Operations Centre.
- The impact struck the wing of a training aircraft.
- The side panel cannot be repaired.
- Two Tu-160s and two damaged Tu-95MSs were spotted at the airfield.
The impact damaged the wing of the training aircraft
Affected Tu-95MS It was used for training flights. The impact struck the aircraft’s wing and, according to the available information, the aircraft cannot be repaired.
Russia is using the Tu-95MS to carry out missile strikes on Ukraine. It is a Soviet strategic bomber capable of carrying cruise missiles Х-101/X-102.
What aircraft were stationed at the airfield following the operation?
As at 11:26 on 28 August, there were two Tu-160s and two damaged Tu-95MS aircraft at the airfield. These figures describe the composition of the aircraft at the airfield at that specific moment and do not provide a basis for estimating the total number of aircraft in Russia’s fleet.
In early August, the Main Intelligence Directorate reported a joint strike, carried out with the Defence Forces, on the infrastructure and support systems at Engels airfield.
