The Russian Aerospace Forces sent the maximum number of Tu-160, Tu-95 and Tu-22 nuclear bombers to an air base 200 km from the border with NATO

The military space forces of the Russian Federation have deployed the maximum number of troops near the border with NATO

strategic bombers capable of carrying nuclear weapons. The planes are visible on satellite images.

What is known

At the base, which is located on the Kolapeninsula, 200 km from the Russian-Finnish border, 18 strategic aircraft are deployed at once. They include 14 Tu-95 bombers, as well as two Tu-160 and Tu-22M each.

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— MT Anderson (@MT_Anderson) May 10, 2023

Planes fly every day.And it's not just about training flights. Russian bombers of strategic aviation, which are deployed at this air base, are used to carry out missile strikes on the territory of Ukraine.