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On the Second Attack on Engels Field
Update: As I was posting air raid sirens are going off at Engels again. Is this a third attack or nervous crews?
As I wrote overnight, this is the second successful attack on this strategic base. Russia is not protecting this base with anti-air assets. One has to wonder if they don’t have them or if the vaunted layered air defense of the Russian Federation is as effective as the rest of the military.
Today Yuriy Ignat, Ukrainian Air Force Spokesperson, had this to say:
“Of course, these are the consequences of Russian aggression. This is another “cotton” that we are used to hearing. These are the consequences of what Russia is doing on our land. If the Russians thought that the war would not affect them deep in the rear, they were wrong.”
When the satellite images are made public, it will be possible to speak in more detail, said the spokesman of the Air Force Command.
Other things are emerging on this, including possible greater Ukrainian capabilities. There are details in this post, including a possible hit on the Air Control tower:
As a result of a strike on the air base in Engels, the base control center was hit, — media
According to the media, the UAV fired 2 missiles, one of which was shot down by the air defense system…