Russia afraid of Ukraine?

Moscow "very likely" brings bombers to safety - problems loom

Created: 01/05/2023 10:26 am

By: Markus Hofstetter

Russia moves its bombers deep into its territory after attacks by Ukraine.

But with that, Putin's army is probably risking new problems.

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Kyiv/Moscow - Russia apparently no longer feels safe on its own territory in the Ukraine war.

This suggests a response to attacks on Engels Air Force Base, deep within Russian territory.

An attack in early December killed at least three people and damaged or destroyed several bombers.

At the end of December there was another attack on the base.

“On December 27, 2022, Oleksiy Danilov, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, reported that Russia had deployed long-range Tu-95MS Bear heavy bombers and Tu-22M3 Backfire medium bombers to Russia’s Far East,” writes the British Ministry of Defense in his daily situation report on the Ukraine war.

In fact, it was "very likely" that Moscow responded with a general deployment of long-range bombers, it said.

Russia is said to have moved Tu-95 bombers to the Far East after attacks on the Engels base (archive photo) © Russian Defense Ministry Press p

Attacks in Russian hinterland: bombers moved to Far East, weakening Luftwaffe

On December 5 and 26, 2022, the Russian air base in Engels was attacked and several aircraft were damaged.

Russia most likely responded to the incidents with a general relocation of its long-range fighter jets, particularly to airfields further from Ukraine.

"The Russian Air Force will continue to be able to fire cruise missiles from the air at Ukraine, as they have a range of 5,000 kilometers, in addition to the flight range of the bombers," it said.

However, operating from different locations means additional maintenance work and will further reduce the limited flight time of these aging aircraft.

Fighting in the Donetsk region: Ukraine claims to have killed 800 Russian soldiers

More than 800 Russian soldiers are estimated to have been killed on Wednesday, according to the Ukrainian military.

Most died in fighting in the Donetsk region in the east, the Ukrainian military said in its daily morning report.

A plane, a helicopter and three tanks belonging to the Russian armed forces were destroyed.

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The Russian army is concentrating on an offensive in the Bakhmut area, but its attacks in the Avdiivka and Kupyansk areas have been unsuccessful.

However, the figures cannot be independently verified.