Russian Engels-2 air base after explosion on December 5. PHOTOS
"Schemes" journalists published a photo showing how the Engels-2 air base of the Russian strategic aviation in the Saratov region looked like after the explosion that occurred on the morning of December 5.
This is reported by Censor.NET.
"The photo taken on December 6 at 9:00 a.m. shows a cluster of fire engines, as well as one of the Tu-95 planes, which appears to be damaged.
For comparison, in the pictures from December 4, you can see what kind of aircraft was there before:
- 21 Tu-95 bombers
- 6 Tu-160 bombers
- 2 cargo-transport IL-76
- 1 cargo plane An-124 "Ruslan"
In the picture taken on December 6, after the explosion, the number of planes decreased," "Schemes" said.
Also remind, on December 5, it was reported that there were explosions at Russian military airfields in the Saratov region and near Ryazan, which resulted in damage to aircraft.
The Russian Ministry of Defense blamed Ukraine for the attack. The Defence Intelligence of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine stated that the explosions were a "confirmation of the degradation" of the military infrastructure of the Russian Federation.
According to ISW analysts, Ukraine attacked airports with the help of drones, and can thus disrupt Russian plans to strike Ukrainian infrastructure.
The New York Times reported that one of the drone strikes launched on Russian airfields was coordinated by Ukrainian special forces.
