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Russia moves 40 Tu-22M3 bombers to Olenya base — Analysts reveal why
RBC Ukraine MSN News ^ | 5/30/2025 | Daryna Vialko

Posted on 06/01/2025 4:33:06 AM PDT by marcusmaximus

A buildup of Russian strategic aviation has been detected at the Olenya airfield, including as many as 40 Tu-22M3 bombers and 11 Tu-95MS aircraft, Defense Express reports.

Satellite images published on X by the aviation-focused account AviVector indicate that as of May 26, 2025, the following aircraft were stationed at Olenya airfield:

According to analysts, the presence of 40 Tu-22M3 bombers at Olenya on May 26 sharply contrasts with mid-May satellite data showing that Russia had concentrated 42 such aircraft at the Belaya airbase in Siberia.

"And all this despite the fact that Russia's Aerospace Forces have a total of only up to 60 Tu-22M3 bombers," Defense Express emphasized.

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: darynavialko; olenya; putin; russia

1 posted on 06/01/2025 4:33:06 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

Olenya airfield is on the Kola peninsula near Murmansk and the border with Finland.


2 posted on 06/01/2025 4:37:37 AM PDT by Dr. Franklin ("A republic, if you can keep it." )
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3 posted on 06/01/2025 5:01:47 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
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To: marcusmaximus

And promptly got bombed by a drone swarm.


4 posted on 06/01/2025 5:11:35 AM PDT by clee1 (We use 43 muscles to frown, 17 to smile, and 2 to pull a trigger. I'm lazy and don't wish to smile.)
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To: marcusmaximus; Chode

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5 posted on 06/01/2025 5:27:48 AM PDT by mabarker1 ((Congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!! I’m a fraud, hypocrite & liar. I'm a member of Congress!! )
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To: marcusmaximus

target rich consentration


6 posted on 06/01/2025 5:37:40 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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Already hit and on fire.

They stuck drones on top of some poor guys truck who had no idea apparently.


7 posted on 06/01/2025 5:51:44 AM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (Orange is the new brown)
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To: marcusmaximus

And now... They’ve all been blown up. It makes one wonder... Does ‘Putin’ on the hits have a traitor in his midst?


8 posted on 06/01/2025 6:39:33 AM PDT by jerod (Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
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To: Dr. Franklin

Google search Olenegorsk to find AFB. Google search of Olenya goes to the SSBN pier at Olenya Guba


9 posted on 06/01/2025 8:21:13 AM PDT by DCBryan1 (Inter arma enim silent leges! - Cicero )
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To: marcusmaximus
For reference:


10 posted on 06/01/2025 9:32:15 AM PDT by montag813
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To: marcusmaximus
Russia Captures 50 Square Kilometers In Sumy Oblast | Russia Ready To Launch Big Offensive Operation

MASSIVE GAINS | Russian Sumy Offensive Captures 50SQKM In 1 Day

11 posted on 06/01/2025 9:42:22 AM PDT by Kazan
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To: montag813

Thanks for the map.


12 posted on 06/01/2025 10:31:12 AM PDT by 1ScrappyArmyMom
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To: TheThirdRuffian

The drones were in open crates inside the trucks, not on top of them


13 posted on 06/01/2025 12:31:11 PM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now its your turn)
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