Russian bomber damaged in recent drone attack, Ukraine’s defense intel confirms

As a result of the attack on the Olenya airfield in Russia’s Murmansk region, a Tu-22M3 strategic bomber has indeed sustained damage.

That’s according to Andriy Yusov, a spokesman for Ukraine’s GUR defense intelligence, who spoke on the air of the national telethon, thus confirming media reports on the issue, an Ukrinform correspondent learned.

"These are truly Olympic achievements by our Main Intelligence Directorate. We don’t comment on what happened and where, but our Supreme Commander praised our long-range efforts, so it is clear and not difficult to guess the direction here. As for the reports of damage, yes, we do confirm the damage. Something hit the target somewhere. And yes, we can confirm the fact that a strategic bomber was hit and damaged," he said.

As Ukrinform reported earlier with reference to intelligence sources, in the early hours of Saturday, July 27, three military airfields and an oil refinery in Russia were attacked. The refinery was affected and a strategic bomber sustained damage as a result of those attacks, sources said.

Drones attacked the Engels military airfield in Saratov region, the Diagilev military airfield in Ryazan region, and the Olenya military airfield in Murmansk region.

Damage to the Tu-22M3 long-range supersonic missile-carrying bomber was reportedly damaged after an aircraft-type UAV attacked the Olenya airfield where the warplane was based. The airfield is located nearly 1,800 kilometers from Ukraine’s border.