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Ukraine conducted a sophisticated drone attack on Russian air bases, damaging or destroying a significant portion of Russia's strategic bomber fleet, including long-range Tu-95 and Tu-22M aircraft, marking a major escalation and demonstrating Ukraine's capability to strike high-value targets across Russia, including in Siberia.
Ukraine's military intelligence claims to have successfully targeted Russia's Engels air base, damaging or destroying three Tu-95 strategic bombers used for launching missiles at Ukraine. The attack is part of a larger campaign targeting several of Russia's military sites, including the Morozovsk air base. Engels air base, home to three types of Russian strategic bombers, has been targeted multiple times since the start of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, with recent drone strikes and a shooting incident involving a Russian pilot. Ukraine's efforts to hunt down individuals working at the air base have also been recorded, while Ukraine reported the downing of 13 Russian warplanes within the last two weeks.
Drones attacked a Russian city housing a strategic bomber base, with three out of four drones reportedly falling near the military airbase. The base, Engels-2, is home to Russian Tu-95 and Tu-160 strategic bombers capable of nuclear and conventional long-range strikes. Ukrainian media reported that Kyiv's military intelligence agency orchestrated the attack, although Ukraine rarely officially takes responsibility for such strikes. This incident is part of a series of drone attacks on the Engels base, with previous attacks resulting in casualties and damage.
Russian and Chinese strategic bombers conducted joint patrols over the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea, and the western Pacific Ocean, accompanied by fighter jets from unidentified states. The air group of Tupolev Tu-95 and Chinese Xian H-6K strategic bombers were accompanied by a group of Sukhoi Su-30M, Su-35S, and Shenyang J-11 fighters. The deepening partnership between China and Russia is being watched by the West with some anxiety.
Two Russian strategic bombers flew over the Sea of Japan for more than seven hours as Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was beginning a visit to Ukraine. The timing of the flight appeared more pointed than usual, as Kishida was due in Kyiv later on a visit to show solidarity with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the war against Russia. Russia said the flight was carried out in strict compliance with international law and was made over neutral waters.