KYIV. UkraineGate .26 . December .2022 | War News .
Explosions at the Russian airfield in Engels will in no way affect the situation on the battlefield, but will complicate the task of missile strikes on the territory of Ukraine. After all, if this airfield is disabled, it will take several months to move aviation.
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“The explosions at the airfield in Engels are unlikely to affect the Russian offensive, but the missile attacks are quite. The fact is that this is the main airfield where strategic aviation is based for missile strikes on the territory of Ukraine. The last information I saw was that the command post at this airfield seemed to be disabled. And if the command post is withdrawn, then flight control can be complicated and there are problems with missile strikes,” Zhdanov said.
According to the expert, the relocation of strategic aviation is impossible in a short period of time. After all, it is necessary not only to move the aircraft, but also the entire material and technical base. It is also necessary to prepare aviation for use. These actions will take at least 3 months.
In addition, there are not many airfields capable of receiving aircraft of this class and based near the borders with Ukraine.
“Belarus now does not quite allow the Russian army to strike from its territory with a strategic avation. For several months now, nothing has been arriving from Belarus. In Voronezh there is strategic aviation. And on the one hand, it is closer to our border than Engels. On the other hand, if something reaches Engels, then it will reach Voronezh faster. Here it is already necessary to look for something else. Perhaps, according to the Urals, they also have air bases there. But then another problem arises – to fly very far,” Zhdanov said.
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On December 26, in the morning, an explosion sounded at the Russian airfield in Engels. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation reported three dead and that the planes were allegedly not damaged.
Source: Ukrgate
