Ukraine used Soviet Tu-141 drones for blows to the Russian air bases-Politico
According to sources, the modernization of UAV reconnaissance UAVs testifies to the new deadly capabilities of Kiev. "Tu-141 modifications demonstrate the ability of the Ukrainian MIC for innovation, despite the fact that Russia is forced to buy cheap Iranian drones for conducting its air war.
Ukraine's attack also emphasizes the ability of Kiev to strike in military positions in the depths of Russia, even at that time, even at that time When he resists the rocket fire of civilian infrastructure by order of the Kremlin, " - said in Politico. After a successful operation in the rear of the enemy, the Kremlin, according to insiders, will try to track modified Tu-141 drones to prevent such attacks in the future.
One of the insiders stressed that Ukraine has successfully struck Russian air tights thanks to an element of surprise. According to him, the Kremlin did not expect that Ukrainian drones would be able to easily overcome hundreds of kilometers and fly to their destination. We will remind, in the morning on December 5 at the Airborne of the CCS of the Russian Federation in Engels a powerful explosion.
In Russia, information appeared that the airfield used to base strategic aviation allegedly attacked an unknown drone. On the same day, in addition to the Airbase in Engels, another military facility was attacked in the Ryazan region. As a result of the impact on the airfield in Diagilevo, 6 people were killed, and a powerful explosion was damaged by two aircraft Tu-95MC and TU-22M3.