Satellite images show Tu-95MS bombers at Engels-2

Satellite imagery from April 23 shows four Tu-95MS and two Tu-160M strategic bombers at Russia's Engels-2 Air Base.

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Engels-2 Air Base, Russia

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Thursday, 23 April 2026 at 16:14 UTC

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Satellite imagery of Russia's Engels-2 Air Base from April 23, 2026, shows the strategic bomber force present at the facility. The images confirm the base housed four Tu-95MS (Bear-H) and two Tu-160M (Blackjack) bombers. The imagery also captured the redeployment of one Tu-95MS from the Olenya Air Base to Engels-2 earlier that morning. This activity comes amid reports of Russia planning a large-scale strike on Ukraine involving its strategic bomber fleet.

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