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SBU Alpha Just Hit a Russian Tu-95MS Bomber in Engels

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Russian strategic aviation thought parking missile bombers hundreds of miles away was safe. Turns out, the SBU disagrees.

Ukrainian long-range operations just had a very busy night. Volodymyr Zelenskyy confirmed that the SBU's Alpha special forces successfully struck a Tu-95MS strategic missile carrier right on the tarmac at the Engels air base.

Yes, that exact type of vintage heavy bomber Russia uses to launch cruise missiles at Ukrainian civilian infrastructure while sitting deep behind the lines.

To top it off, Ukrainian forces also paid a fiery visit to an oil refinery in the Yaroslavl region — a casual 1,000 kilometers from the front line — and hit targets in the Black Sea for good measure.

Parking irreplaceable Cold War strategic bombers out in the open during a war you started turns out to be a bold tactical choice.

Source: Facebook

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  1. Black-Soil Patriot
    tu-95s are literally irreplaceable for them, massive win if it's completely out of action
    +4 solidA rare moment of clarity where someone realizes that museum pieces are hard to replace when they are currently burning
  2. Fearless Vyshyvanka
    1000km deep to yaroslavl is wild. air defense doing what exactly?
    +4 solidAsking what the air defense is doing is like asking a toddler to guard a cookie jar; the answer is usually 'nothing useful'
  3. Crafty Kum
    smoking near vintage soviet aviation strikes again
    +3 funnyThe classic 'smoking accident' excuse is the only thing more reliable than the vintage junk they are flying
  4. Odesa Cossack
    Alpha unit doing long-range sniper work with drones lol
    +1 jokeCalling a drone strike a sniper shot is a cute way to describe turning a bomber into a pile of scrap metal