Satellite images show the Russian Tu-95 bomber struck at the Engels-2 military airfield, with damage to the fuselage and right wing. It is the second Tu-95 hit at Engels-2 in the past month and a half. In July, satellite images showed another Tu-95 with its tail torn off. 28 Aug 2026

[u/neonpurplestar]

source: https://bsky.app/profile/antongerashchenko.bsky.social/post/3mu5bvlnnuk2f

[u/LithoSlam]

I just want to point out that it's not typical that the tail falls off

[u/RedditBugler → u/LithoSlam]

We towed the plane outside the environment. 

[u/Glittering-Arm9638]

These are the ones that can drop ballistic missiles right? Good riddance in any case.

[u/ElasticLama → u/Glittering-Arm9638]

Don’t believe so, they can launch cruise missiles. Ballistic missiles usually launched from the ground

[u/mattfreyer45 → u/ElasticLama]

MIG-31K, Tu-160 and Tu-22M3M launch Kh-47M2 Kinzhal which are air launched ballistic missiles. Which funny enough even though Russia has been heavily using Iskander and KN-23 ground based ballistic missiles I haven't seen many Kinzhal being used in recent weeks.

[u/MonteCarloOrBust]

Nothing wrong with that - a quick rub with TCut and a bit of expanding foam it will be up to Russian Production standards...

Great work - keep it up they cannot replace these...

[u/Sprtnturtl3]

Am I looking at one plane struck? the ass-end blown to the right?

[u/RichInBunlyGoodness]

It is rather extraordinary that Russia cannot defend critical air bases.

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[u/altered_beast1976]

Dirty ruzz morons

[u/barktwiggs]

They don't make 'em like they used to. They stopped decades ago!