💥 Attack

Major Oleg Stegachyov, commander of a Tu-95 strategic bomber crew, was shot in the Russian city of Engels. Ukrainian intelligence is verifying whether he survived the gunshot wounds.

Engels, Saratov Oblast
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Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

Major Oleg Stegachyov was shot in Engels

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Stegachyov served at military unit 06987 at Engels air base

Ukrinform → Source tone: likely

Stegachyov was directly involved in missile attacks on Ukrainian civil infrastructure

Ukrinform → Source tone: certain

Stegachyov's survival status is unconfirmed

Kyiv Post → Source tone: uncertain

Major Oleg Stegachev was shot in the Russian city of Engels, born 23.06.1983, stationed at the Engels air base and involved in missile strikes on civilian targets in Ukraine

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Oleg Stegachev, the crew commander of a Russian Tu-95 strategic bomber, was shot in the Russian city of Engels

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: likely

Stegachev has served at the Engels air base and has been directly involved in strikes on Ukrainian civilian sites

Kyiv Independent → Source tone: certain

Russia has regularly used the Engels air base to attack Ukraine with aircraft carrying cruise missiles

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Extracted: 2026-02-16T21:57:27.739Z

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