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.

Major Oleg Stegachyov was shot in Engels

Stegachyov served at military unit 06987 at Engels air base

Stegachyov was directly involved in missile attacks on Ukrainian civil infrastructure

Stegachyov's survival status is unconfirmed

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

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

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

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

Oleg Stegachev was shot at and sustained gunshot wounds in Engels.

It is being investigated whether the pilot has been eliminated.