Ukrainian forces struck a Tu-95MS strategic bomber at the Engels-2 Airbase in Saratov Oblast, causing damage to the aircraft's right wing.
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Ukrainian forces struck a Russian strategic bomber at the Engels-2 Airbase in Saratov Oblast.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky stated on August 28 that Ukrainian forces struck a Tu-95MS strategic bomber at Engels-2 Airbase.
Satellite imagery purportedly of the Engels-2 Airbase shows damage to the right wing of a Tu-95MS bomber.
OSINT analysts posted video footage showing damage to a Russian Tu-95MS strategic bomber following a strike by Ukraine's defence forces on the Engels-2 airfield on 28 August.
Residents of Engels in Saratov region reported explosions and a large number of drones over the city throughout the night.
Ukrainian drones targeted a Tu-95 bomber at Engels base in an overnight attack.
Ukrainian forces struck a Russian strategic bomber at the Engels-2 Airbase in Saratov Oblast.
SBU drones destroyed a Russian Tu-95MS bomber in Engels.
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