An operation by Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) has hit “more than 40” Russian bombers at air bases “in the rear of the Russian Federation,” a source in the agency told the Kyiv Independent on June 1.

“Enemy strategic bombers are burning en masse in Russia — this is the result of a special operation by the SBU,” the source said.

Video provided by the source shows what appears to be a row of heavy bomber aircraft on fire at an undisclosed location.

  • frezik@midwest.social
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    1 month ago

    Just to put it in perspective, Wikipedia is currently listing the “before being destroyed” numbers, along with a note of “obsolete source”.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_active_Russian_military_aircraft

    Before this attack, their bomber force was:

    • Tu-22M: 56
    • Tu-95: 47
    • Tu-160: 22

    It’s apparently the first two that got hit most. 40 total gone is a significant chunk of their whole bomber force, and they ain’t going to be able to replace them.