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Amur Oblast in Russia’s Far East. A Tu-95MS
strategic bomber crashed near Krasnoyarovo,
approximately 28 km from the Ukrainka
airbase. Shortly after takeoff, three of its
four engines failed. The aircraft was being
transferred to Olenya airbase near Murmansk.
It appears that it was also carrying additional
“passengers” during this transfer, since
a standard crew consists of six airmen, but
eight people aboard this Tu-95MS were killed
in the crash. According to Ukrainian sources,
those killed included Lieutenant Colonel
Fyodor Pavlyukov, Major Andrey Gerasimov,
and Major Andrey Lobanov, who were involved
in organizing cruise missile strikes against
Ukraine.
The engine failures may be related to the
extensive wear and tear experienced by
Russia’s strategic bombers during the war
against Ukraine. Olenya airbase, approximately
1,800 km from the Ukrainian border, was
among the targets of Operation Spiderweb last
year, during which several Tu-95MS bombers
were destroyed. At the time, the Russian
Aerospace Forces relocated the remaining
bombers to the Far East. They generally return
to bases closer to Ukraine only shortly before
combat operations. These long-distance
flights not only result in significantly greater
fuel consumption but also accelerate aircraft
wear and tear.
Ukrainian Losses
The Ukrainian Air Force also lost three
aircraft during the period under review as
a result of Russian drone attacks. On Friday,
September 4, Kyiv International Airport was
targeted. A decommissioned civilian Yak-40
(apparently registered as UR
-
EEE, according to
The Military Watch website) and a helicopter of
an unknown type were destroyed there. Russia
claims that the helicopter was a UH-60 Black
Hawk belonging to the military intelligence
agency HUR, but the Ukrainian side has
not confirmed the helicopter’s destruction.
It may also have been an Airbus H145
helicopter operated by Ukraine’s Ministry of
Internal Affairs, since the strike occurred
at a parking stand among civilian aircraft.
A more serious loss occurred on Wednesday,
September 9, when a Russian drone destroyed
a MiG-29 fighter jet at the Vasylkiv airbase in
Kyiv Oblast. The front section of the aircraft’s
fuselage was completely blown apart. A fuel
tanker truck was parked nearby and was
apparently also damaged.
Energy, Transportation, and Data
During the period under review, Russia
continued to intensify its campaign against
Ukrainian cities, particularly Kyiv. The aim
is to make these cities uninhabitable before
winter and exhaust the civilian population.
The Ukrainian capital faced air raids from the
very first day of the period under review, as
the attacks continued uninterrupted from the
preceding period. On Tuesday, September 1,
Russian missiles struck a railway depot in Kyiv,
killing seven people, six of whom were railway
workers. The Russian attack that day claimed
a total of twelve lives.
On Sunday, September 13, Russian drones
attacked a Ukrainian passenger train just two
kilometers from the Polish border. Shortly
beforehand, a train carrying European
diplomats attending a conference in Kyiv had
passed through the same area. It is possible
that this was the actual intended target.
On Monday, September 28, Russian drones
struck the building of the National Academy
of Sciences and a hospital in Kyiv. In addition,
Russia began targeting data centers in an
attempt to cut Ukraine off from the internet.
This later proved to be a major mistake.
We are getting slightly ahead of the timeline
here, but these attacks effectively alerted
Ukrainian forces to a vulnerability of Russia‘s
own. In the following period, Russian data
centers also became targets of attacks.
The problem is that, in its efforts to bring
the internet under state control, Russia
concentrated its servers in just a handful of
Russian Air Force Mi-8AMTSh helicopter, registration RF-90301 and tactical number „Blue 72,“ which crashed on September 2 in Sakhalin Oblast in Russia‘s Far East.
L-39 Albatros that was hit by a drone at the
Yeysk airbase.
Satellite image of a destroyed Sukhoi aircraft
(probably an Su-30SM) at Anapa Airport.
Su-24M destroyed at Saki airbase. The second image shows the tactical number „White 49.“
Burning wreckage of the Tu-95MS that crashed
in Amur Oblast in Russia‘s Far East.
Destroyed Ukrainian MiG-29 at the Vasylkiv airbase
in Kyiv Oblast.
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Russian Air Force Mi-8AMTSh helicopter, registration RF-90301 and tactical number „Blue 72,“ which crashed on September 2 in Sakhalin Oblast in Russia‘s Far East.

L-39 Albatros that was hit by a drone at the Yeysk airbase.

Su-24M destroyed at Saki airbase. The second image shows the tactical number „White 49.“

Satellite image of a destroyed Sukhoi aircraft (probably an Su-30SM) at Anapa Airport.

Amur Oblast in Russia’s Far East. A Tu-95MS strategic bomber crashed near Krasnoyarovo, approximately 28 km from the Ukrainka airbase. Shortly after takeoff, three of its four engines failed. The aircraft was being transferred to Olenya airbase near Murmansk. It appears that it was also carrying additional “passengers” during this transfer, since a standard crew consists of six airmen, but eight people aboard this Tu-95MS were killed in the crash. According to Ukrainian sources, those killed included Lieutenant Colonel Fyodor Pavlyukov, Major Andrey Gerasimov, and Major Andrey Lobanov, who were involved in organizing cruise missile strikes against Ukraine.

The engine failures may be related to the extensive wear and tear experienced by Russia’s strategic bombers during the war

Burning wreckage of the Tu-95MS that crashed in Amur Oblast in Russia‘s Far East.

against Ukraine. Olenya airbase, approximately 1,800 km from the Ukrainian border, was among the targets of Operation Spiderweb last year, during which several Tu-95MS bombers were destroyed. At the time, the Russian Aerospace Forces relocated the remaining bombers to the Far East. They generally return to bases closer to Ukraine only shortly before combat operations. These long-distance flights not only result in significantly greater fuel consumption but also accelerate aircraft wear and tear.

Ukrainian Losses

The Ukrainian Air Force also lost three aircraft during the period under review as a result of Russian drone attacks. On Friday, September 4, Kyiv International Airport was targeted. A decommissioned civilian Yak-40 (apparently registered as UR-EEE, according to The Military Watch website) and a helicopter of an unknown type were destroyed there. Russia claims that the helicopter was a UH-60 Black

Destroyed Ukrainian MiG-29 at the Vasylkiv airbase in Kyiv Oblast.

Hawk belonging to the military intelligence agency HUR, but the Ukrainian side has not confirmed the helicopter’s destruction. It may also have been an Airbus H145 helicopter operated by Ukraine’s Ministry of Internal Affairs, since the strike occurred at a parking stand among civilian aircraft. A more serious loss occurred on Wednesday,

September 9, when a Russian drone destroyed a MiG-29 fighter jet at the Vasylkiv airbase in Kyiv Oblast. The front section of the aircraft’s fuselage was completely blown apart. A fuel tanker truck was parked nearby and was apparently also damaged.

Energy, Transportation, and Data

During the period under review, Russia continued to intensify its campaign against Ukrainian cities, particularly Kyiv. The aim is to make these cities uninhabitable before winter and exhaust the civilian population. The Ukrainian capital faced air raids from the very first day of the period under review, as the attacks continued uninterrupted from the preceding period. On Tuesday, September 1, Russian missiles struck a railway depot in Kyiv, killing seven people, six of whom were railway workers. The Russian attack that day claimed a total of twelve lives.

On Sunday, September 13, Russian drones attacked a Ukrainian passenger train just two kilometers from the Polish border. Shortly beforehand, a train carrying European diplomats attending a conference in Kyiv had passed through the same area. It is possible that this was the actual intended target.

On Monday, September 28, Russian drones struck the building of the National Academy of Sciences and a hospital in Kyiv. In addition, Russia began targeting data centers in an attempt to cut Ukraine off from the internet. This later proved to be a major mistake. We are getting slightly ahead of the timeline here, but these attacks effectively alerted Ukrainian forces to a vulnerability of Russia‘s own. In the following period, Russian data centers also became targets of attacks. The problem is that, in its efforts to bring the internet under state control, Russia concentrated its servers in just a handful of

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