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Russia has amassed a dozen nuclear bombers and cruise missiles at Engels-2 airfield. A large-scale attack on Ukraine is suspected to be imminent. Photo/Maxar via The Mirror
Satellite images provided by US company Maxar Technologies show a massive buildup bomber Russia at Engels-2 airport, which is approximately 700km (435 miles) from the Ukrainian border.
About two dozen bomber Nuclear capability includes the Tu-95 and Tu-160. The two types of aircraft have become Russia’s mainstay for carrying out cruise missile strikes.
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Analysts said the number of planes on the runway was unusual and could indicate a threatening attack.
“Quantity bomber the unusually high terrain is an indication of an increase in operations, if not an imminent large-scale attack,” military analyst Arda Mevlutoglu told German media; spiegel, which was launched The mirror,Friday (2/12/2022).
Alongside the long-range bombers were a number of fuel tankers and ammunition boxes.
There are also a number wheel loader used to carry the X-55 and X-101 cruise missiles, which have a range of 2,500 km and are capable of carrying nuclear warheads.
Russia has used cruise missiles to attack Ukrainian targets from Russian soil, putting their launchers out of range of Ukraine’s air defense systems.
Fears of a full-scale attack were raised after a report analyzing Russia’s embarrassing performance since the war began last week last February.
