Media: Drones Hit Two Russian Tu-95MS In Engels

There are also other losses.

Tentatively, the strategic aviation of the Russian Federation suffered losses when Ukrainian drones attacked the airbase in Engels. Several bombers were damaged.

Such information was shared by the Russian telegram channel of "Kremlin Snuffbox".

There is no confirmation of this information yet, as Moscow is concealing the information, Dialogue.UA reports.

"According to our three sources in the Air Force, two Tu-95MS strategic bombers were damaged as a result of the drone attack on the Engels-2 airfield. The damage is not critical, nothing serious. They will fly, just not now," one of our interlocutors said," the Russian resource reported.

It specified that there is also information about the possible elimination of four employees of the military airfield during the night raid.

It should be noted that, according to the Schemes project, on March 19, 2024 there were 11 strategic bombers of the Russian Armed Forces at the airfield in Engels, of which six were Tu-95 and three - Tu-160.

This is evidenced by satellite images of the military facility. According to media reports, the operation was carried out by the Main Intelligence Directorate (MID) of Ukraine. The sources assure that "the targets have been hit". However, the details are still unknown.

The strategic aviation of the Russian Air Force based in Engels has been taking the most active part in the aggression against Ukraine for the past two years.