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GUR: Two Tu-22M3 bombers were damaged at once at the Olenya airfield in the Russian Federation

ByNazar Bogudan

Jul 30, 2024

The attack on the Olenya airfield took place on the night and morning of July 27.

GUR: Two Tu-22M3 bombers were damaged at once at the Olenya airfield in the Russian Federation>> Two still frames show the Tu-22M-3, armed with an Kh-22, turning on its afterburners during takeoff. </p> <p>Two Tu-22M3 strategic bombers were damaged at once in the explosion at the Olenya military airfield in the Murmansk region of the Russian Federation.</p> <p>This was reported by a representative of the The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine Andrey Yusov in a commentary to Radio Liberty </p> <p>“We are talking about an explosion above the location of the aircraft. Moreover, I can report that we are talking about damage to two sides of the Tu-22M3. And there are corresponding side numbers – side No. 33 and side No. 31. Side No. 33 is holes in the upper part of the fuselage. And side No. 31 is also certain damage,” Yusov said.</p> <p>The GUR representative added that it could take the Russians several months to restore the bombers. Moreover, the air raid alarm at the airfield did not go off during the strike.</p> <p>“Based on the dates, we can say that we are talking about July 25. The information was reported later, in fact, after additional verification. And indeed, on July 25, at approximately 15:47, a similar strike was recorded,” Yusov said.</p> <p> < p> On the morning of July 30, the Russian service of Radio Liberty published satellite images, which, according to journalists, “show no traces of a Ukrainian strike on a strategic aviation base.”</p> <p>A representative of the Main Intelligence Directorate clarified that satellite images “are not the only source of information on which to rely.”</p> <p>“Of course, satellite images are a very important source of information, but the nature of the damage and defeat are different and this, of course, is not the only source of information that should be relied on. But the information has been confirmed from various sources, and we can already talk about the fact of this incident as something that definitely took place,” the GUR representative added.</p> <ul> <li>On the night of Saturday, July 27, drones of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense struck a Russian long-range strategic bomber TU-22M3 at the Olenya airfield in Russia.</li> <li>The first explosions thundered at about six in the morning local time. Social media users write that they heard the sounds of at least three explosions. Local users also publish videos of drones flying towards the airfield and a photo of a column of black smoke rising above the military facility.</li> <li>It is known that 43 centers for combat use and retraining of Russian flight personnel are stationed at this airfield. In particular, Tu-95MS, Tu-22M3, Tu-134UBL and Il-78 aircraft are based here and an aircraft repair plant is located.</li> </ul> <p><!--noindex--></p> <p><a rel=lb.ua

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