{"id":28146,"date":"2026-08-28T14:18:47","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T11:18:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/?p=28146"},"modified":"2026-08-28T14:18:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T11:18:47","slug":"tu-95ms-urazheno-engels-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/viyna\/tu-95ms-urazheno-engels-2\/","title":{"rendered":"The defence forces struck a Tu-95MS at the \u00abEngels-2\u00bb airfield\u00bb"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"news-lead\">On 28 August, the defence forces carried out a special operation to destroy a Tu-95MS at the \u00abEngels-2\u00bb airfield. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy stated that the operation was carried out by personnel from the SBU\u2019s \u00abAlpha\u00bb Special Operations Centre. According to available information, the strike on the aircraft\u2019s wing rendered it beyond repair.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-summary-box\">\n<p><strong>Briefly about the main points<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A Tu-95MS was hit at the Russian \u00abEngels-2\u00bb airfield.<\/li>\n<li>According to Zelenskyy, the operation was carried out by members of the SBU\u2019s \u00abAlpha\u00bb Special Operations Centre.<\/li>\n<li>The impact struck the wing of a training aircraft.<\/li>\n<li>The side panel cannot be repaired.<\/li>\n<li>Two Tu-160s and two damaged Tu-95MSs were spotted at the airfield.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2>The impact damaged the wing of the training aircraft<\/h2>\n<p>Affected <strong>Tu-95MS<\/strong> It was used for training flights. The impact struck the aircraft\u2019s wing and, according to the available information, the aircraft cannot be repaired.<\/p>\n<p>Russia is using the Tu-95MS to carry out missile strikes on Ukraine. It is a Soviet strategic bomber capable of carrying cruise missiles <a href=\"https:\/\/ukrmedia.news\/en\/viyna\/rf-modernizuvala-rakety-h-101-obid-ppo\/\">\u0425-101<\/a>\/X-102.<\/p>\n<h2>What aircraft were stationed at the airfield following the operation?<\/h2>\n<p>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\u2019s fleet.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Tu-95MS, which was being used for training flights, was hit at the \u00abEngels-2\u00bb airfield. 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