The Russian Federation threw heavy bombers to NATO borders - media (photo)

Satellite images show many Tu-95 and Tu-160 aircraft, which are the strategic bombing power of the country. These bombers regularly leave the deer to the south to make rocket strokes. After the missiles are released in the direction of Ukraine, they return to the base, which is located just 150 kilometers from the Finnish border.

Professor Justin Bronck, a researcher from the Royal Institute of United Britain and leading world expert in the field of Air War, confirms that a considerable number of Russian bombers were thrown into the deer base. Bronk notes that the photos show the Tu-95, Tu-160 bombers, as well as AN-22 and TU-22m3 aircraft. The last two species are old samples. An-22-transport aircraft, TU-22m3-supersonic bomber, which is also considered strategic. The intensification of the base began last year.

In December, Ukraine struck the base of "Engels" at a distance of about 600 kilometers from the border of Russia. This forced Russia to move the base equipment to a safe place as far away from the area of ​​strikes of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. "The bombers were transferred to other bases and positions to reduce the vulnerability of Engels to the attacks of unmanned apparatus," the Bronk notes.

The picture taken in February last year shows 9 Tu-95 and 2 Tu-160 on the runway "Deer", which was previously empty. The largest number of Tu-95 was spotted in June-15, in August there were 4 TU-160. According to Pekki Toveri, the former head of the General Intelligence Administration of the General Staff and now a member of the Finland Parliament, adding to this the usual 20 bombers of TU-22M3, about a third of the Russian intercontinental Air Force is concentrated on the basis of "deer".

"Thus, it is a significant number, and a significant because they have to leave their own base in Engels to evade Ukrainian attacks. Support and maintenance are built into Engels, so they have to act on a temporary basis in deer," Toveri says. The publication also notes that last weekend of Ukraine was likely to hit the basis of "Solka-2" near Novgorod. One TU-22M3 was destroyed here. In response, Russia threw its bombers to the deer base.

According to Toveri, this testifies to the difficult situation of Russia, which cannot even effectively protect the strategic base of bombers at a considerable distance from the Ukrainian border. It also indicates the lack of capacity of the Russian air surveillance and air defense. We will remind, on August 19 the media reported that UAV attacked an airfield in the Novgorod region. The blow fell at the Salt Airfun, at least two bombers were damaged as a result of the fire.