🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Ukrainka Air Base as of January 30, 02:30 UTC The air base housed 38 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), 6 Tu-160 (Blackjack), 2 Il-78M (Midas). One Tu-160 redeployed from Yelizovo Airport to Ukrainka Air Base. Another Tu-160 remains at Yelizovo Airport.

Today, a Su-34 from Engels-2 Air Base crashed in the Kursk region at around 13:30 UTC due to a technical malfunction during a combat mission. The crew was killed.

🔻 Satellite images of 🇸🇾 Qamishli Airport as of January 26, 08:02 UTC The air base housed 1 Il-76MD-90A (Candid), 1 An-26 (Curl), and ~2 Mi-8 (Hip). Today, Iraqi media reported the withdrawal of Russian military forces from Qamishli Airport in Syria.

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Ukrainka Air Base as of January 26, 02:31 UTC The air base housed 37 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), 5 Tu-160 (Blackjack), 1 Il-78M (Midas), and 1 An-26 (Curl). On January 24, one Tu-95MS from Olenya Air Base was redeployed to Ukrainka Air Base.

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Engels-2 Air Base as of January 26, 08:22 UTC The air base housed 3 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), and 1 Tu-160 (Blackjack). Yesterday, one Tu-95MS from Ukrainka Air Base redeployed to Engels-2 Air Base and returned back overnight.

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Borisoglebskoye Airfield as of January 24, 08:23 UTC The airfield housed 3 Tu-160 (Blackjack), 4 Tu-22M3 (Backfire-C), 8 Tu-214, 3 Mi-8 (Hip), and 1 Mi-28 (Havoc). One Tu-160 was redeployed from Ukrainka Air Base to Borisoglebskoye Airfield for repair or modernization.

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Ukrainka Air Base as of January 24, 03:16 UTC The air base housed 36 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), 5 Tu-160 (Blackjack), 1 Il-78M (Midas), and 1 An-30 (Clank). Yesterday, two Tu-95MS, supported by an Il-78M, redeployed from Engels-2 Air Base to Ukrainka Air Base.

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Engels-2 Air Base as of January 24, 07:59 UTC The air base housed 2 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), and 1 Tu-160 (Blackjack). Yesterday, two Tu-95MS that arrived from Olenya Air Base to Engels-2 Air Base were redeployed to Ukrainka Air Base.

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Ukrainka Air Base as of January 23, 02:58 UTC The air base housed 33 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), 5 Tu-160 (Blackjack), 2 Il-78M (Midas), and 1 An-26 (Curl). Yesterday, two Tu-95MS redeployed from Ukrainka Air Base to Olenya Air Base, and later today to Engels-2 Air Base.

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Belaya Air Base as of January 22, 04:30 UTC The air base housed 1 A-50U (Mainstay), 2 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), 43 Tu-22M3 (Backfire-C), 1 Il-78M (Midas), 1 An-12 (Cub), 3 An-30 (Clank), and 31 MiG-31 (Foxhound).

Today, January 22, two Tu-22M3 from Olenya Air Base conducted a five-hour training mission over the Baltic Sea. Refueling support was provided by an Il-78M from Dyagilevo Air Base. A Su-24MR from Khotilovo Air Base acted as a relay aircraft.

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Engels-2 Air Base as of January 22, 02:58 UTC The air base housed 2 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), 1 Tu-160 (Blackjack), and 5 Su-34 (Fullback). On January 20 and 21, after participating in a combat mission, six Tu-95MS redeployed from Engels-2 Air Base to Ukrainka Air Base.

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Ukrainka Air Base as of January 22, 02:58 UTC The air base housed 35 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), 6 Tu-160 (Blackjack), 1 Il-78M (Midas), and 1 Il-22 (Coot-B).

Two MiG-31K from Mozdok Air Base and a Tu-22M3 from Shaykovka Air Base conducted a 3-hour mission over the Black Sea and over Crimea. The two MiG-31K had arrived at Mozdok Air Base a day earlier from Savasleyka Air Base. Air refueling support was provided by an Il-78M from Engels-2 Air Base.

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Engels-2 Air Base as of January 20, 08:00 UTC The airbase housed 7 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), 1 Tu-160 (Blackjack), and 2 Il-78M (Midas). After a combat mission tonight, 3 Tu-95MS from Olenya Air Base and 2 Tu-95MS from Dyagilevo Air Base landed at Engels-2 Air Base.

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Engels-2 Air Base as of January 18, 08:18 UTC The airbase housed 2 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), and 1 Tu-160 (Blackjack). Today, one Tu-95MS redeployed from Olenya Air Base to Engels-2 Air Base and landed at approximately 09:50 UTC.

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Engels-2 Air Base as of January 17, 08:25 UTC The airbase housed 2 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), and 1 Tu-160 (Blackjack). Since the beginning of the new year, activity at Engels-2 Air Base has decreased.

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Ukrainka Air Base as of January 15, 02:55 UTC The air base housed 39 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), 5 Tu-160 (Blackjack), 1 Il-78M (Midas), 1 An-26 (Curl), and 1 Il-22 (Coot-B).

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Borisoglebskoye Airfield as of January 14, 07:58 UTC The airfield housed 2 Tu-160 (Blackjack), 4 Tu-22M3 (Backfire-C), 6 Tu-214, 3 Mi-8 (Hip), 1 Ka-52 (Hokum B), and 1 Mi-28 (Havoc).

🇺🇦 MiG-29UB of the 114th Tactical Aviation Brigade of the Ukrainian Air Force The fighter jet is conducting a training flight for the purpose of training personnel. Winter 2026, Ukraine.

Two MiG-31K from Olenya Air Base conducted a two-hour patrol mission over the Barents Sea and near Novaya Zemlya. Aerial refueling support was provided by an Il-78M from Dyagilevo Air Base. Two MiG-31K arrived at Olenya Air Base yesterday.

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Ukrainka Air Base as of January 10, 02:55 UTC The air base housed 39 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), 6 Tu-160 (Blackjack), 1 An-124-100 (Condor), 3 Il-78M (Midas), and 1 Il-22 (Coot-B).

Russia Continues Testing Second S-70 Okhotnik Prototype After Failure in Ukraine In 2025, active testing of the second prototype of the Russian S-70 Okhotnik combat UAV is ongoing at the 929th State Flight Test Center.

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Ukrainka Air Base as of January 5, 02:59 UTC The air base housed 34 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), 6 Tu-160 (Blackjack), 3 Il-78M (Midas), and 1 Il-22 (Coot-B).

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🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Belaya Air Base as of December 30, 04:56 UTC The air base housed 3 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), 40 Tu-22M3 (Backfire-C), 1 Il-78M (Midas), 1 An-12 (Cub), 1 An-26 (Curl), and 4 An-30 (Clank).

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Ukrainka Air Base as of December 26, 03:14 UTC The air base housed ~35 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), 8 Tu-160 (Blackjack), 1 Il-78M (Midas), 1 An-148, and 1 Il-22 (Coot-B).

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Novorossiysk Naval Base as of December 24, 07:58 UTC For the first time on December 23, after a drone operation by the Security Service of Ukraine, a booming barrier was installed at the entrance to the submarine dock.

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Shaykovka Air Base as of December 24, 08:59 UTC The airbase housed 7 Tu-22M3 (Backfire-C), 2 Ka-52 (Hokum B), 1 Mi-8 (Hip), and 1 Mi-28 (Havoc). Over the past month, 2–3 Tu-22M3 from Shaykovka Air Base conducted several training patrol missions over the Black Sea.

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Engels-2 Air Base as of December 24, 08:25 UTC The airbase housed 1 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), 1 Tu-160 (Blackjack), and 2 Su-34 (Fullback). After the combat mission, all Tu-95MS left the base; most likely, the majority relocated to Olenya Air Base.

Russia Ministry of Defense reported that exercises on eliminating the consequences of emergency situations were conducted at the base of a long-range aviation regiment. The footage shows a Tu-95MS (RF-94129, Red 23) carrying a single Kh-101 cruise missile at Ukrainka Air Base in Russia’s Far East.

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Ukrainka Air Base as of December 18, 02:55 UTC The air base housed 35 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), 8 Tu-160 (Blackjack), 1 Tu-134 (Crusty), 1 Il-78M (Midas), 1 An-12 (Cub), and 2 Il-22 (Coot-B).

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Novorossiysk Naval Base as of December 16, 08:25 UTC On December 15, the Security Service of Ukraine reported a strike on an Improved Kilo-class submarine at the Novorossiysk Naval Base.

Today, December 16, two Tu-22M3 and a MiG-31K, with aerial refueling support from an Il-78M and escorted by Su-35Ss and Su-27s, carried out a five-hour training mission in the eastern part of the Black Sea.

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Engels-2 Air Base as of December 16, 08:22 UTC The airbase housed 2 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), 1 Tu-160 (Blackjack) and 3 Su-34 (Fullback). Yesterday, two Tu-95MS from Ukrainka Air Base arrived at Engels-2 Air Base and later flew to Olenya Air Base.

The redeployment of two Tu-160 has not been confirmed. Yesterday, three Tu-95MS were redeployed to the European part of Russia.

❗️ Russia has begun preparations of strategic bombers for combat mission against Ukraine. During the day, two Tu‑95MS from Ukrainka Air Base arrived at Engels‑2 Air Base, completed arming procedures, and then headed to Olenya Air Base.

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Borisoglebskoye Airfield as of December 14, 09:47 UTC The airfield housed 1 Tu-160 (Blackjack), 4 Tu-22M3 (Backfire-C), 1 Il-76MD (Candid), 8 Tu-214, 3 Mi-8 (Hip), and 1 Mi-28 (Havoc). A significant number of Tu-160s remain in hangars undergoing modernization.

📍 Report on Russian Strategic Bomber Deployment as of December 14 As of today, most Russian Tu-95MS and Tu-160 bombers are located in the Russian Far East. In the European part of Russia, the usual numbers remain, not ready for a large-scale combined strike on Ukraine.

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Ukrainka Air Base as of December 11, 02:56 UTC The air base housed 37 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), 8 Tu-160 (Blackjack), 2 Il-78M (Midas) and 2 Il-22 (Coot-B).

Today, December 9, the Russian Aerospace Forces and the People’s Liberation Army Air Force conducted joint large-scale exercises involving strategic bombers in the Sea of Japan, the East China Sea, and the western part of the Pacific Ocean.

Today, during a test flight after routine maintenance at the 308th Aircraft Repair Plant an An-22A (RF-08832) crashed shortly after takeoff. After takeoff, the crew reported a malfunction and the failure of one of the systems during the initial turn. Shortly thereafter, radio contact was lost.

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Vladivostok Airport as of December 7, 02:08 UTC The military section of the airport housed A-50U (Mainstay), 2 Tu-142 (Bear-F), 1 Tu-134 (Crusty), 1 An-26 (Curl), and 1 L-410.

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Ukrainka Air Base as of December 7, 02:57 UTC The air base housed 37 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), 8 Tu-160 (Blackjack), 1 Il-78/76 (Midas or Candid) and 2 Il-22 (Coot-B).

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Ukrainka Air Base as of December 4, 02:30 UTC The airbase housed 38 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), 8 Tu-160 (Blackjack), 2 Il-78M (Midas), and 3 Il-22 (Coot-B). ❕ Today at 03:13 UTC, 2 Tu-95MS were observed on the taxiway in the western part of the base while taxiing toward the runway.

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Ukrainka Air Base as of December 5, 02:53 UTC The airbase housed 35 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), 8 Tu-160 (Blackjack), 1 Il-78M (Midas), and ~2 Il-22 (Coot-B). Three Tu-95MS took off from Ukrainka Air Base during the night and headed toward the European part of Russia.

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Ukrainka Air Base as of December 3, 02:36 UTC The airbase housed 38 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), 7 Tu-160 (Blackjack), 1 Il-78M (Midas), and 3 Il-22 (Coot-B). During late November and early December, seven Tu-160 flights were conducted between Engels-2 Air Base and Ukrainka Air Base.

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Belaya Air Base as of December 1, 04:30 UTC The airbase housed 3 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), 43 Tu-22M3 (Backfire-C), 3 Il-78M (Midas), 1 An-12 (Cub), 1 An-26 (Curl), 4 An-30 (Clank), 1 Il-22 (Coot-B), and 24 MiG-31 (Foxhound).

📍 Report on Russian Strategic Bomber Deployment as of 2 December As of today, most Russian Tu-95MS and Tu-160 bombers are located in the Russian Far East. In the European part of Russia, the usual numbers remain, not ready for a large-scale combined strike on Ukraine.

🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Yasny ICBM Site as of November 29, 07:31 UTC Yesterday, on November 28, during a test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile from Yasny Site, the missile exploded in the air and fell near the silo.