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Why Russia’s Engels air base became Ukraine’s No 1 target

AOL 22 Mar 2025
Built in 1952, it is also the only permanent base for the Tu-160, Russia’s largest and fastest supersonic bomber also known as “White Swan” to the Russian air force and “Blackjack” to Nato.
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Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,122

Al Jazeera 22 Mar 2025
Here is the roundup of key events on Saturday, March 22. Fighting ... No damage or casualties were reported ... In another village, two people were injured ... The base in Engels hosts Russia’s Tupolev Tu-160 nuclear-capable heavy strategic bombers ... Advertisement.
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Ukraine strikes Russia's nuclear bomber base with drones

The Times of India 20 Mar 2025
The Engels base, which has been operational since the early Soviet era, houses Russia's Tupolev Tu-160 nuclear-capable heavy strategic bombers, known as White Swans.Roman Busargin, the governor of ...
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Ukrainian Drones Strike Russian Nuclear Bomber Base In 'Largest Attack'

Newsweek 20 Mar 2025
Drones are reported to have struck the Engels-2 air base, which houses Tu-95 and Tu-160 strategic bombers that have been used to launch attacks on Ukraine ....
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Ukrainian missile strikes airbase used by Russian strategic bombers 400 miles behind the front line ...

The Daily Mail 20 Mar 2025
It was unclear last night whether any of the Russian Tu-95MS and Tu-160 strategic bombers based at Engels were wrecked – but the missiles they carry were destroyed ... .
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Ukraine launches major drone attack on Russian strategic bomber base

The Daily Telegraph 20 Mar 2025
Footage posted online showed a large mushroom cloud rising above the Soviet-era base that hosts Russia’s Tupolev Tu-95 and Tu-160 nuclear-capable heavy strategic bombers that are used to launch missile attacks at Ukrainian cities.
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Ukraine attacked airfield near Engels strategic bomber base, Russian officials say

The Hindu 20 Mar 2025
The base in Engels, about 700 km (435 miles) from the front lines in Ukraine, hosts Russia's Tupolev Tu-160 nuclear capable heavy strategic bombers ....
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Russia reports fire at airfield in Saratov region amid overnight Ukrainian drone attack

Anadolu Agency 20 Mar 2025
It said that 54 of the drones were intercepted over the Saratov region ... The city also houses a military airbase, home to Moscow’s Tupolev Tu-160 nuclear-capable heavy strategic bombers ... “There are victims ... .
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Huge Blast Rocks Engels Airbase as Ukraine Launches Major Drone Assault

Moscow Times 20 Mar 2025
The Engels-2 airfield, a base for Tu-95 and Tu-160 nuclear-capable strategic bombers, is located about 500 kilometers (300 miles) east of Ukraine’s border and 730 kilometers (454 miles) southeast of Moscow ... Read more about ... Preview. Subscribe ... ....
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Ukraine attacks Russian strategic bomber airfield, Russian officials say

CyprusMail 20 Mar 2025
The base in Engels, which dates back to early Soviet times, hosts Russia’s Tupolev Tu-160 nuclear-capable heavy strategic bombers, known unofficially as White Swans ... Reuters was unable to independently confirm what had taken place at the airfield ... ....
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Ukraine 'strikes Russian airfield' where Putin houses nuclear bombers sparking huge mushroom cloud explosion | ...

The Daily Mail 20 Mar 2025
Engels-2 is a major base for Russia's Tu-95MS and Tu-160 aircraft, and warehouses nearby are believed to store deadly Kh-101 and Kh-55 types missiles among other weapons ... A woman was fighting for her life with 90 per cent burns to her body ... No words.'.
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Ukraine hits Russia's nuke-bomber airfield, triggers mushroom cloud explosion

Hindustan Times 20 Mar 2025
ALSO READ ... According to the Reuters report, the bomber base in Engels, dating back to early Soviet times, hosts Russia's Tupolev Tu-160 nuclear-capable heavy strategic bombers, known unofficially as White Swans ... ALSO READ ... ....
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