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ENGELS, RUSSIA – AUGUST 7: RUSSIA OUT A general view at the entrance to Engels-2. (or Zngyelse). … [+]Engels (Russia) – August 7, 2008 Engels, located 14 kilometers east of Saratov and approximately 700 km (450 miles) southwest of Moscow is Russia’s only operating base for the Tu-160 Blackjack, also known as White Swan. It is situated at 3500 metres above sea level. Engels-2 was the first Soviet base to be able to handle in 1955 the large Myasishchev M-4 fighter bomber. It was to also have been the base that received the Tu-160 production in 1987. However, this went to Priluki whose units were familiar with working on Tupolev Tu-22M aircraft. Engels-2 operated five Tu-160 aircraft bombers. By 1998, the START-1 treaty revealed that it had twenty Tupolev Tu-95 bombers (Bear), and six Tu-160s bombers. They also had cruise missile capability. Photo by Wojtek Lski/Getty Images

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A Russian military base located hundreds of kilometers from the Ukrainian border was the scene of an explosion in the morning hours of Monday. Engels-2, one of Russia’s largest airbases and home to the 21st & 184th Heavy Bomber Aviation Regiments, has been used to launch many of the Kremlin’s air strikes against Ukraine. The base also has bombers belonging to Moscow’s nuclear trio.

Many videos of explosions were shared widely on social media. They are often captioned using speculation, rather than concrete facts.

Dmitry Peskov (Kremlin press secretary) responded to questions from the media, saying that he didn’t possess such information. While I saw the reports in media, I do not have any specific information. Sorry, I cannot comment. You should contact the defense ministry.

Baza on Russian Telegram, which frequently posts information regarding the government and military of Russia, confirmed the news about the explosions. According to reports on the social media platform, a drone was found on the base’s runway – which suggests that Ukraine may have carried out a raid on the military facility.

An unknown drone attacked an airport in Saratov. Baza said that two people sustained injuries. According to preliminary information, an unidentified aircraft struck the runway at the local airport on December 5. Due to this, 2 aircraft were destroyed. 2 people sustained injuries and were taken into the hospital.

Are Synchronized Attacks Possible?

An explosion took place at Dyagilevo, near Ryazan. It was a small city located less than 150 miles away from Moscow. The explosion was reported to have involved a fuel truck. It is thought that both acts were synchronized acts sabotage.

At this time, nothing has been confirmed.

It is notable, however, that news reports of explosions are common and there is some speculation that it may be the result of an attack from Ukraine. Even though Moscow may have imposed restrictions on media outlets, it highlights the fact that information is flowing freely in today’s social media age.

It is quite an improvement on how news was managed in Soviet times.

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