Ukrainian forces strike Tu-95MS at Engels airbase used by Russia to attack Ukraine – Zelenskyy

Ukrainian forces struck a Russian Tu-95MS strategic bomber-missile carrier at the Engels airbase on 28 August.

Source: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on X (Twitter)

Quote: "In Russia's Engels, warriors of the Security Service of Ukraine's Alpha unit struck a Tu-95MS missile-carrying aircraft. These are the aircraft that are carrying out strikes against Ukraine."

Details: According to Zelenskyy, over the past 24 hours, Ukraine's defence forces also struck an oil refinery in Russia's Yaroslavl Oblast, located 1,000 km from the front line. In addition, Ukrainian forces struck Russian targets in the Black Sea.

Ukrainian forces strike Tu-95MS at Engels airbase used by Russia to attack Ukraine – Zelenskyy

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