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 ...
Olenya airfield is on the Kola peninsula near Murmansk and the border with Finland.
And promptly got bombed by a drone swarm.
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Already hit and on fire.
They stuck drones on top of some poor guys truck who had no idea apparently.
And now... They’ve all been blown up. It makes one wonder... Does ‘Putin’ on the hits have a traitor in his midst?
Google search Olenegorsk to find AFB. Google search of Olenya goes to the SSBN pier at Olenya Guba
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Thanks for the map.
The drones were in open crates inside the trucks, not on top of them
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