After the December attacks on the Engels-2 strategic aviation airfield located in the Saratov region of the Russian Federation, the Russian army reduced the number of combat-ready bombers on its territory by about three times. This was found out by the journalists of the "

As of Saturday, enemy troops deployed only six combat aircraft at the mentioned facility, which are actively used to carry out massive rocket attacks on Ukraine.. We are talking about four strategic bombers Tu-95 and two - Tu-160.

As noted by investigative journalists, on December 6, 2022, a month earlier, about 20 such aircraft could be seen at the Engels-2 airfield..

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On January 7, a semi-disassembled Tu-95, transport IL-76 or IL-78 and passenger Tu-154 also remained on the territory of the facility.

Moreover, Schemes noticed that the invaders built protective barriers near the runway in the eastern part of the airfield..

Military experts suggest that in this way the Russians could create protection against debris, the source of which could be possible explosive devices..

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Recall that on the night of December 26, explosions were heard again at the Russian airfield in Engels - the second time in a month and since the beginning of a full-scale war. Subsequently, the Ministry of Defense of the aggressor country announced three dead soldiers and four wounded.. Before that, explosions in the Engels-2 area were heard on December 5.