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[MT @met3j]

@arkhak332 @kimhvik2 This leads me to believe that they could deploy Tu-95MS aircraft from both airbases simultaneously.

[MT @met3j]

@kimhvik2 It doesn't make sense: if the Tu-95MS are preparing for a strike, why would they waste another day flying back and forth to the Far East?

[AviVector @avivector]

🔻Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Olenya Airbase as of August 23, 09:54 UTC

The airbase housed 2 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), 34 Tu-22M3 (Backfire-C), and 3 An-12 (Cub).

Today, at around 11:30 UTC, two more Tu-95MS took off from Engels-2 Air Base and later landed at Olenya Air Base at around 14:00 UTC.

❗️ As of now, all four Tu-95MS at Olenya Air Base are likely armed with cruise missiles and ready for combat use

[MT @met3j]

@kimhvik2 Dyagilevo is not used for combat strikes, so it can be disregarded altogether. Operational aircraft are always based at Olenya and Engels.

[MT @met3j]

During combat missions, all launches of Kh-101 missiles mainly occur no earlier than 2 AM., since their flight time is approximately 90 minutes (1.5 hours), and by that time it starts to get partially light, allowing them to "see" using optical guidance. Launches earlier than that are not feasible, as in the darkness without this targeting, the missiles are extremely inaccurate.

[North American Aerospace Defense Command @NORADCommand]

📸 Striking imagery captured by our Alaskan NORAD region from last night's ADIZ incursion by Russian military aircraft

#WeHaveTheWatch

[MT @met3j]

🇷🇺 Last night, alongside the start of the Russian Navy's "July Storm" exercises, a scheduled strategic aviation flight took place.

6 Tu-95MS (Bear-H) aircraft departed from Ukrainka airbase (Amur region) and flew over the neutral waters of the Bering Sea, supported by several Il-78M (Midas) aerial refueling tankers. They were escorted on the Russian side by Su-30SM (Flanker-C) and Su-35S (Flanker-E) fighter jets.

During certain stages of the flight, the bombers were accompanied by foreign fighter aircraft. The total flight duration exceeded 15 hours.

Credit: TASS / Telegram

[MT @met3j]

@gerryagnew30 It's okay, I understand.

[MT @met3j]

@gerryagnew30 Uh, maybe you just uploaded the wrong video, because the description says 1918z, but the recording says 1933z.

[MT @met3j]

@gerryagnew30 I also see the time, 1933z, which also matches my log perfectly. This recording is almost a month old.

[MT @met3j]

@gerryagnew30 Oh, I found it, it's the recording from June 10, the radio message matches my log perfectly.

[MT @met3j]

The photo shows a Tu-160 strategic bomber with the snow-covered Klyuchevskaya Sopka volcano in the background, located on the Kamchatka Peninsula. The image was likely taken at Yelizovo Air Base, where five such aircraft had previously been redeployed.

Klyuchevskaya Sopka is the highest active volcano in Eurasia (4,750 m).

Credit: Telegram / FighterBomber

[MT @met3j]

@hotelhons @gerryagnew30 Oh, right, I should’ve figured that out myself. Sometimes the obvious things seem so unclear.

[MT @met3j]

Today, Russian long-range aviation carried out another "demonstrative" flight over the neutral waters of the Baltic Sea.

Three Tu-22M3 (Backfire) long-range bombers took off from Olenya Airbase in the Murmansk Region. According to the Russian MoD, they were escorted by Su-27 (Flanker) and Su-30SM (Flanker-H) fighters. The flight lasted more than 4 hours.

Video: TASS / Russian Ministry of Defense

[MT @met3j]

@gerryagnew30 No problem. I'll post an update as soon as I get more info.

[MT @met3j]

@hotelhons @gerryagnew30 It must have been my typo, I apologize.
As for "MAY", I didn't quite understand.

[MT @met3j]

@gerryagnew30 Haha, I thought it was a new post, but turns out it's already a bit old. It's the Russian Navy, Baltic/Northern Fleets - needs clarification, I don't have much info of that kind.

[MT @met3j]

@gerryagnew30 a/c 58316 (Russian Tu-22M3 Backfire) working with VTULKA (Moscow), passes 6g: 146 439 584 880 783 265

takeoff airfield "Engels-2", according to the available sat images - the aircraft was conducting training

[MT Anderson @MT_Anderson]

🇷🇺Olenya Airbase🇷🇺
Cleanup continues at Olenya in Murmansk Oblast post the super successful 🇺🇦strikes

50cm📷 from 5 June | 7 June respectively give a view of what remains at the airbase

1x Tu-95 leaving on 5 June with none present on 7 June

Still a bunch of Tu-22s, but who knows what's in working condition at this point

Src📷: @SkyfiApp