According to analysts, the airbase in Diaghilev was deployed 43. 203rd separate guard aviation regiment of tanker aircraft with combat use and retraining of the flight crew.
On 5 December, two Tu-95MS and Tu-22M3 aircraft were damaged in an explosion at the Dyagilevo airbase in Russia’s Ryazan region. As reported by the tZE inform monitoring group, the aircraft was in the hangar of the 360th aircraft repair factory.
It was reported that 6 people were killed and 11 injured in the explosion.
The monitoring group reported that Dyagilevo Air Base is the location of the 43rd Combat Recruitment and Flight Personnel Retraining Center (TsBP PLS). The facility was attacked by two unidentified drones.
In addition, RosSMI published a photo of allegedly damaged tanker and Tu-22M3 aircraft.
Diaghilevo airport
Diaghilevo is an airbase located in Ryazan. The 43rd pulp and paper mill is equipped with PLS, Tu-95MS, Tu-22M3, Tu-134UBL, An-26 aircraft. In addition, the 203rd Separate Guard Aviation Regiment of Tanker Aircraft using IL-78 is stationed here. 360th, located on the territory of the airbase, specializes in the repair of Russian strategic bombers. It is located at a distance of more than 490 kilometers from the border with Ukraine.
The Tu-95MS is a turboprop strategic missile carrier bomber. Carrier of cruise missiles, including the Kh-101. The Russian military has repeatedly used it in Syria and during the bombing of Ukraine.
Tu-22M – Soviet supersonic bomber. Model Tu-22M3 until 1993, but still operated by the Russian army. This is one of the most secret projects of the USSR.
Recall that on the morning of December 5, an emergency occurred at the Russian military airfield in Engels. According to Russian media, two planes were damaged as a result of an unknown drone attack.
Moreover Focus He wrote that the EU has commented on the explosions at airfields near Ryazan and in Engels. According to EU Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Peter Stano, Ukraine can protect its people and lands from Russian aggression in accordance with international law.
Source: Focus
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