The Olenya Air Base south of Murmansk is again seen as a safe location for bombers from airports hit by Ukrainian drones.
Soltsy-2 was in the early morning hit by a drone. Russia’s Defense Ministry confirms the attack and says one aircraft was damaged due to a fire, Interfax reports. A Ukrainian war blogger reports on Telegram about two Tu-22M3 being damaged.
Soltsy-2 air base is located some 650 kilometers north of Ukraine and is home to the 840th Heavy Bomber Regiment. Russia has frequently used Tu-22M3 bombers to launch attacks on civilian targets in Ukraine. […]
The airbase is located an hour drive south of Murmansk and only some 150 km from Russia’s new border with NATO. After Finland joined the Alliance on April 4, US surveillance aircraft have on several occasions had missions in the country’s northern airspace with a clear view towards the Olenya air base to the east. Läs artikel