AviVector @avivector.com · 28/09/2026🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Yeysk Air Base as of August 31, 04:38 UTC On August 30, an L-39 of the Russian Naval Aviation was damaged in the right wing at Yeysk Air Base. It had been there since early July 2026. A few days after the attack, it was towed away. 1161
AviVector @avivector.com · 25/09/2026The Tu-95MS has been parked at the same location since 2019, and its propellers were removed in 2022. Today, one Tu-22M3 from each of Engels-2 Air Base and Olenya Air Base was redeployed to Dyagilevo Air Base. 0110
AviVector @avivector.com · 25/09/2026🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Dyagilevo Air Base as of September 16, 11:42 UTC The air base housed 2 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), 5 Tu-22M3 (Backfire-C), and 7 Il-78 / Il-78M (Midas). A Tu-95MS that had been in storage at Dyagilevo Air Base has been covered with a reflective tarp. 2131
AviVector @avivector.com · 22/09/2026Today, one Tu-95MS from Ukrainka Air Base was redeployed to Engels-2 Air Base. This Tu-95MS from Engels-2 Air Base is conducting a training flight over Saratov Oblast. 0101
AviVector @avivector.com · 17/09/2026Yesterday, one Tu-142MZ from Severomorsk-1 Naval Air Base conducted an 11-hour flight over the Barents and Norwegian Seas. Two F-35As from Evenes Air Station and two Typhoons from RAF Lossiemouth were scrambled on a Quick Reaction Alert. 0112
AviVector @avivector.com · 17/09/2026Yesterday, at least two Tu-95MS from Olenya Air Base were redeployed to Ukrainka Air Base. 0141
AviVector @avivector.com · 15/09/2026Today, three Tu-95MS from Olenya Air Base conducted a five-hour training flight over the Barents and Norwegian Seas. The Tu-95MS were escorted by four Su-33 from Severomorsk-1 Naval Air Base. Two F-35A from Evenes Air Station were scrambled on Quick Reaction Alert. 0142
AviVector @avivector.com · 14/09/2026Today, three Tu-95MS from Ukrainka Air Base were redeployed to Olenya Air Base for training over the Barents Sea. 1131
AviVector @avivector.com · 11/09/2026On September 9, two Tu-95MS from Olenya Air Base were redeployed to Engels-2 Air Base and then to Ukrainka Air Base. On September 8, four Tu-95MS from Olenya Air Base were redeployed to Ukrainka Air Base. 070
AviVector @avivector.com · 11/09/2026🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Ukrainka Air Base as of September 11, 02:29 UTC The air base housed 39 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), 11 Tu-160M (Blackjack), and 1 Il-78M (Midas). On September 9, five Tu-95MS from Olenya Air Base were redeployed to Ukrainka Air Base. 2110
AviVector @avivector.com · 09/09/2026On 6 September, one Tu-160M from Borisoglebskoye Airfield was redeployed to Ukrainka Air Base. Also on 6 September, one Tu-160M from Ukrainka Air Base was redeployed to Engels-2 Air Base and then returned. 060
AviVector @avivector.com · 09/09/2026Yesterday at 22:40 UTC, there were 32 Tu-95MS and 11 Tu-160M at Ukrainka Air Base. Yesterday, four Tu-95MS from Olenya Air Base were redeployed to Ukrainka Air Base after a combat mission. Two Tu-160M from Ukrainka Air Base returned after a combat mission. 1121
AviVector @avivector.com · 08/09/2026Today at 05:57 UTC, there were 11 Tu-95MS at Olenya Air Base. Yesterday, seven Tu-95MS from Ukrainka Air Base were redeployed to Olenya Air Base. Today, another Tu-95MS from an unknown air base was redeployed to Olenya Air Base. 1162
AviVector @avivector.com · 08/09/2026On September 8, four Tu-95MS from Olenya Air Base and two Tu-160M from Ukrainka Air Base conducted a combat mission against Ukraine. The Tu-95MSs and Tu-160Ms launched Kh-101 cruise missiles from the airspace over the Leningrad and Smolensk oblasts. 1141
AviVector @avivector.com · 07/09/2026On September 4 and 6, two Tu-95MS from Ukrainka Air Base were redeployed to Engels-2 Air Base and then to Olenya Air Base. Seven Tu-95MS at Olenya Air Base and four Tu-160M at Ukrainka Air Base are ready for a combat mission. 0110
AviVector @avivector.com · 07/09/2026🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Olenya Air Base as of September 7, 09:27 UTC The air base housed 5 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), 33 Tu-22M3 (Backfire-C), and 3 An-12 (Cub). Today, five Tu-95MS from Ukrainka Air Base were redeployed to Olenya Air Base. 1171
AviVector @avivector.com · 06/09/2026Behind the hangars under construction, jet blast berms were built to deflect powerful jet blast upward. Paving is underway on the taxiway that will connect the hangars to the main air base. 0120
AviVector @avivector.com · 06/09/2026🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Engels-2 Air Base as of September 5, 08:00 UTC In early September, construction began on the first of sixteen aircraft shelters at Engels-2 Air Base. Estimated shelter dimensions are roughly 63 by 63 meters, with 7-meter sidewalls and a peak height of 17 meters. 1214
AviVector @avivector.com · 05/09/2026Today, three Tu-95MS departed from Ukrainka Air Base. At 06:52 UTC, there were 33 Tu-95MS and 10 Tu-160M at Ukrainka Air Base. One An-12 arrived at Ukrainka Air Base. 1142
AviVector @avivector.com · 04/09/2026Today, one Tu-95MS from Ukrainka Air Base was redeployed to Engels-2 Air Base. Yesterday, one Tu-160M from Ukrainka Air Base was redeployed to Engels-2 Air Base and returned. There are at least 3 Tu-160M loaded with cruise missiles at Ukrainka Air Base. 0102
AviVector @avivector.com · 02/09/2026Between September 1 and 2, a third Il-976 SKIP arrived at Rogachevo Air Base. There are 3 Il-976 SKIP (76452, 76453, and 76455) at Rogachevo Air Base. Between August 23 and 26, three Su-30SM of the Russian Knights arrived at Rogachevo Air Base. 060
AviVector @avivector.com · 01/09/2026In total, since the last combat mission, at least 6 Il-76MD or Il-78M, 1 An-124-100, and 1 An-26 arrived at Engels-2 Air Base, and 1 Il-76MD arrived at Ukrainka Air Base. 080
AviVector @avivector.com · 31/08/2026Two attempts to strike the MiG-29K were unsuccessful: one UAV struck a gabion, while the other hit the grass. There is no evidence of a strike or the presence of the Orion UAV on the satellite imagery. 081
AviVector @avivector.com · 31/08/2026🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Anapa Airport as of August 29, 08:07 UTC On August 23, the Unmanned Systems Forces of Ukraine carried out a strike on the Anapa Airport. The Su-30SM sustained damage to its right wing and left flaperon. The MiG-29K likely sustained no damage. 1234
AviVector @avivector.com · 31/08/2026On August 29, the Tu-160M in standard operational livery at Engels-2 Air Base was replaced with a factory-primed Tu-160M from Borisoglebskoye Airfield. 170
AviVector @avivector.com · 31/08/2026Today, one Il-76MD or Il-78M arrived at Engels-2 Air Base and one Il-76MD arrived at Ukrainka Air Base. On August 29, one Tu-160M from Engels-2 Air Base was redeployed to Ukrainka Air Base. There are 10 Tu-160M at Ukrainka Air Base. 1171
AviVector @avivector.com · 29/08/2026Today, one Tu-160M from Borisoglebskoye Airfield was redeployed to Engels-2 Air Base. Today, one Il-76MD or Il-78M and one An-26 arrived at Engels-2 Air Base. Yesterday, one Tu-160M from Ukrainka Air Base was redeployed to Engels-2 Air Base and returned. 0130
AviVector @avivector.com · 26/08/2026One Tu-160M from Ukrainka Air Base was redeployed to Engels-2 Air Base and is now being redeployed back. Between August 19 and 26, four Il-76MD or Il-78M and one An-148 arrived at Engels-2 Air Base. 0152
AviVector @avivector.com · 23/08/2026Between August 22 and 23, a second Il-976 SKIP arrived at Rogachevo Air Base. Today at 04:30 UTC, there were 1 A-50U, 2 Il-976 SKIP, 4 An-26, and 1 An-74D (RA-74047) at Rogachevo Air Base. On August 22, an Il-976 SKIP conducted a range instrumentation flight from Rogachevo Air Base. 2223
AviVector @avivector.com · 23/08/2026Two Tu-142MZ from Kamenny Ruchey Naval Air Base were redeployed to Yelizovo Airport. There are 4 Tu-142MZ at Yelizovo Airport. 0112
AviVector @avivector.com · 22/08/2026Today at 02:25 UTC, there were 37 Tu-95MS and 9 Tu-160M at Ukrainka Air Base. Yesterday, six Tu-95MS from Olenya Air Base and Engels-2 Air Base were redeployed to Ukrainka Air Base after a combat mission. Two Tu-160M from Ukrainka Air Base are preparing for departure for a training flight. 1132
AviVector @avivector.com · 20/08/2026On August 20, the A-50U from Rogachevo Air Base conducted a long-duration patrol flight over the Arctic. 0120
AviVector @avivector.com · 20/08/2026Russia may be preparing to test its nuclear-powered Burevestnik cruise missile at the Pankovo test range on Novaya Zemlya. On August 17, an A-50U and, between August 12 and 14, an Il-976 SKIP arrived at Rogachevo Air Base. 2121
AviVector @avivector.com · 20/08/2026🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Rogachevo Air Base as of August 19, 08:50 UTC The air base housed 1 A-50U (Mainstay-B), 1 Il-976 SKIP (Mainstay-C), 1 An-72 or An-74 (Coaler-C), 4 An-26 (Curl), 2 Mi-8 (Hip), and 2 Ka-27 (Helix-A). 1162
AviVector @avivector.com · 19/08/2026The first two Tu-95MS from Ukrainka Air Base were redeployed to Olenya Air Base. Two Tu-160M from Ukrainka Air Base are conducting a training flight over Siberia. 0121
AviVector @avivector.com · 19/08/2026Today at 03:06 UTC, there were 31 Tu-95MS and 9 Tu-160M at Ukrainka Air Base. Six Tu-95MS from Ukrainka Air Base are now being redeployed to Engels-2 Air Base and Olenya Air Base. At least two Tu-160M from Ukrainka Air Base are preparing for departure. 091
AviVector @avivector.com · 18/08/2026Today, there are 37 Tu-95MS, 9 Tu-160M, and 3 Il-78M at Ukrainka Air Base. Between August 15 and 17, one Tu-95MS from Olenya Air Base was redeployed to Ukrainka Air Base. Between August 8 and 15, one Tu-160M from Borisoglebskoye Airfield was redeployed to Ukrainka Air Base. 1132
AviVector @avivector.com · 17/08/2026Between August 12 and 14, two Tu-95MS from Olenya Air Base were redeployed to Engels-2 Air Base three times and then returned. Between August 12 and 14, one Tu-22M3 from Olenya Air Base was redeployed to Engels-2 Air Base twice for training over the Black Sea and then returned. 080
AviVector @avivector.com · 17/08/2026Today, one Il-76MD or Il-78M, one An-26, and one Tu-134 arrived at Engels-2 Air Base. On August 15, one Tu-95MS from Olenya Air Base was redeployed to Engels-2 Air Base and then returned. 180
AviVector @avivector.com · 17/08/2026Today, two Tu-95MS from Olenya Air Base were redeployed to Engels-2 Air Base, one of which later returned. Today, one Tu-22M3 from Olenya Air Base was redeployed to Engels-2 Air Base for training over the Black Sea and then returned. 150
AviVector @avivector.com · 17/08/2026🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Engels-2 Air Base as of August 17, 07:57 UTC The air base housed 3 Tu-95MS (Bear-H), 1 Tu-160M (Blackjack), 1 Il-76MD or Il-78M (Candid or Midas), 1 An-26 (Curl), 1 Tu-134 (Crusty), 5 Su-34 (Fullback), and 3 Su-30SM (Flanker-H). 2101
AviVector @avivector.com · 15/08/2026Between August 12 and 14, two Tu-160M from Anadyr Ugolny Airport conducted a training flight over the Bering Sea. 081
AviVector @avivector.com · 12/08/2026On 10 and 11 August, two Tu-142MZ from Vladivostok Airport conducted training flights over the Sea of Japan. On 11 August, they landed at 02:05 UTC. 070
AviVector @avivector.com · 11/08/2026On August 8, 10, and 11, one Tu-22M3 from Olenya Air Base was redeployed to Engels-2 Air Base for training over the Black Sea and then returned. 050
AviVector @avivector.com · 11/08/2026Today, one Il-76MD and one Il-78M arrived at Engels-2 Air Base. One Tu-95MS from Ukrainka Air Base was redeployed to Engels-2 Air Base and then to Olenya Air Base. Another Tu-95MS from Engels-2 Air Base was redeployed to Olenya Air Base. 1143
AviVector @avivector.com · 11/08/2026🔻 Satellite images of 🇷🇺 Anadyr Ugolny Airport as of August 10, 06:35 UTC The airport housed 2 Tu-160M (Blackjack), 1 Il-78M (Midas), and 1 An-26 (Curl). Yesterday, two Tu-160M and one Il-78M from Ukrainka Air Base were redeployed to Anadyr Ugolny Airport for Pacific Fleet exercises. 0101
